Famous Birthdays In May - 31
Monday, 18 January 2021
1443 On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
1469 On May - 31 birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
1472 On this day in history birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal
1557 Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.
1557 On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
1613 On May - 31 birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)
1640 On May - 31 birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)
1656 Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.
1664 On May - 31 birth of giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1674 On this day in history birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer
1701 On May - 31 birth of alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible
1744 On this day in history birth of richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath
1753 Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader was born on May - 31.
1773 Ludwig Tieck, writer was born on May - 31.
1801 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist (d. 1887)
1802 Cesare Pugni, composer was born on this day in history.
1804 Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer was born on May - 31.
1810 Horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1817 Edouard Deldevez, composer was born on May - 31.
1817 Georg Herwegh, writer was born on May - 31.
1818 John Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867 was born on May - 31.
1819 On May - 31 birth of walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)
1835 On this day in history birth of hijikata Toshizō, Japanese military leader (d. 1869)
1837 Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) was born on this day in history.
1837 Joseph Grimaldi, London, clown was born on this day in history.
1837 On May - 31 birth of stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1837 On May - 31 birth of william Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General (Confederate Army)
1838 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University) was born on this day in history.
1852 Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (d. 1919) was born on May - 31.
1857 Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39) was born on this day in history.
1860 Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner) was born on this day in history.
1861 Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) was born on May - 31.
1863 On May - 31 birth of francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer
1864 On May - 31 birth of albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)