Famous Personalities Born In May - 31

1443  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  On this day in history birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

1664  On this day in history 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  Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath was born on May - 31.   

1753  Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader was born on this day in history.   

1773  Ludwig Tieck, writer was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist (d. 1887)   

1802  On May - 31 birth of cesare Pugni, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of georg Herwegh, writer   

1818  John Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867 was born on May - 31.   

1819  Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) was born on May - 31.   

1835  Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese military leader (d. 1869) was born on May - 31.   

1837  On this day in history birth of ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)   

1837  On May - 31 birth of joseph Grimaldi, London, clown   

1837  On this day in history birth of stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1837  William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1857  On May - 31 birth of pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39)   

1860  Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner) was born on May - 31.   

1861  Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) was born on May - 31.   

1863  Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer was born on May - 31.   

1864  On May - 31 birth of albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)   

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0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

1198  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on May - 31.   

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)