Famous Birthdays In May - 31
Monday, 11 December 2023
1443 Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.
1469 Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.
1472 On May - 31 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 May - 31 birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
1613 John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.
1640 On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)
1656 Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.
1664 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal was born on May - 31.
1674 On May - 31 birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer
1701 Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible was born on this day in history.
1744 On this day in history birth of richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath
1753 On May - 31 birth of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader
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 On May - 31 birth of cesare Pugni, composer
1804 Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 Horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886 was born on May - 31.
1817 On this day in history birth of edouard Deldevez, composer
1817 Georg Herwegh, writer was born on this day in history.
1818 On May - 31 birth of john Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867
1819 On this day in history birth of walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)
1835 Hijikata ToshizÅ, Japanese military leader (d. 1869) was born on May - 31.
1837 Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) was born on May - 31.
1837 On this day in history birth of joseph Grimaldi, London, clown
1837 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
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 May - 31.
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 this day in history birth of albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)