Famous Personalities Born In May - 31
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
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 Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.
1613 On May - 31 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 Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.
1664 On May - 31 birth of giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1674 Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader
1773 On this day in history birth of ludwig Tieck, writer
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 On this day in history birth of horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886
1817 Edouard Deldevez, composer was born on May - 31.
1817 On this day in history birth of georg Herwegh, writer
1818 On this day in history birth of john Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867
1819 Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) was born on this day in history.
1835 On May - 31 birth of hijikata ToshizÅ, Japanese military leader (d. 1869)
1837 On May - 31 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 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 May - 31.
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 On May - 31 birth of walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)
1861 Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) was born on May - 31.
1863 On this day in history birth of francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer
1864 Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch) was born on this day in history.