Famous Birthdays In May - 31

1443  On May - 31 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  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 May - 31.  

1613  On this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)  

1640  On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer  

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer  

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1701  Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible was born on May - 31.  

1744  On May - 31 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  Cesare Pugni, composer was born on this day in history.  

1804  Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer was born on this day in history.  

1810  On May - 31 birth of horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886  

1817  Edouard Deldevez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1817  Georg Herwegh, writer was born on May - 31.  

1818  John Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University)  

1852  On this day in history birth of francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (d. 1919)  

1857  Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39) was born on this day in history.  

1860  On May - 31 birth of walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)  

1861  On May - 31 birth of emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)  

1863  On this day in history birth of francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer  

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 this day in history.  

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 31.  

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

1410  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)  

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