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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[455]] &ndash; Emperor [[Petronius Maximus]] is [[Stoning|stoned to death]] by an [[Ochlocracy|angry mob]] while fleeing [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. 
*[[1215]] &ndash; [[Zhongdu]] (now Beijing), then under the control of the [[Jurchen people|Jurchen]] ruler [[Emperor Xuanzong of Jin]], is captured by the [[Mongols]] under [[Genghis Khan]], ending the [[Battle of Zhongdu]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Harl |first=Kenneth W. |title=Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization |location=Toronto |publisher=Hanover Square Press |date=2023 |isbn=9781335429278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DEtXEAAAQBAJ |page=91}}</ref>
*[[1223]] &ndash; Mongol invasion of the Cumans: [[Battle of the Kalka River]]: [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] armies of [[Genghis Khan]] led by [[Subutai]] defeat [[Kievan Rus']] and [[Cumans]].
*[[1293]] &ndash; [[Mongols]] depart Java after the failed [[Mongol invasion of Java|Mongol invasion]] against King [[Kertanegara]] of [[Singhasari]]. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indonesia.knoji.com/history-of-surabaya-east-java-indonesia/ |title=History of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia |last=Knoji |website=indonesia.knoji.com |access-date=2018-10-16 |archive-date=2018-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016165121/https://indonesia.knoji.com/history-of-surabaya-east-java-indonesia/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://seasia.co/2017/11/16/how-a-javanese-king-defeated-a-powerful-mongolian-emperor |title=How a Javanese King Defeated a Powerful Mongolian Emperor? &#124; Seasia.co |work=Good News from Southeast Asia |access-date=2018-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016204759/https://seasia.co/2017/11/16/how-a-javanese-king-defeated-a-powerful-mongolian-emperor |archive-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
*[[1578]] &ndash; King [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] lays the first stone of the [[Pont Neuf]] (''New Bridge''), the oldest bridge of [[Paris|Paris, France]].<ref>Lasteyrie, R. de (1882). "Documents inédits sur la construction du Pont-Neuf," [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6322850r/f53.image.langEN ''Mémoires de la Société de l'Histoire de Paris et de l'Ile de France''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724191116/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6322850r/f53.image.langEN |date=2020-07-24 }}, vol. 9 (1882), p. 47.</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; The pageant ''[[London's Love to Prince Henry]]'' on the [[River Thames]] celebrates the creation of [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales|Prince Henry]] as [[Prince of Wales]].<ref>David M. Bergeron, 'Creating Entertainments for Prince Henry's Creation (1610)', ''Comparative Drama'', vol. 42, No. 4 (Winter 2008), pp. 433–449.</ref>
*[[1669]] &ndash; Citing poor eyesight as a reason, [[Samuel Pepys]] records the last event in [[Samuel Pepys#The diary|his diary]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Samuel Pepys |title=The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 10: Companion |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-JSalViBrMC&pg=PA178 |date=29 March 2001 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-22715-6 |pages=178–}}</ref>
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[Mecklenburg Resolves]] are adopted in the [[Province of North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Hugh Talmage Lefler |title=North Carolina History Told by Contemporaries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8L6OAAAAIAAJ |year=1956 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |page=100}}</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Manuel Quimper]] explores the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Dennis Reinhartz |author2=Gerald D. Saxon |title=Mapping and Empire: Soldier-Engineers on the Southwestern Frontier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRTUAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT54 |date=1 January 2010 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-0-292-77441-4 |page=54}}</ref>
*  1790   &ndash; The United States enacts its first [[Copyright law of the United States|copyright statute]], the [[Copyright Act of 1790]].
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: The [[Revolutionary Tribunal]] is suppressed.
*[[1805]] &ndash; French and Spanish forces begin the [[Battle of Diamond Rock|assault]] against British forces occupying [[Diamond Rock]], Martinique.
*[[1813]] &ndash; In Australia, [[William Lawson (explorer)|William Lawson]], [[Gregory Blaxland]] and [[William Wentworth]] reach [[Mount Blaxland, New South Wales|Mount Blaxland]], effectively marking the end of a route across the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; The clock tower at the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]], which houses [[Big Ben]], starts keeping time.
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Peninsula Campaign]]: Confederate forces under [[Joseph E. Johnston]] and [[Gustavus Woodson Smith|G.W. Smith]] [[Battle of Seven Pines|engage]] Union forces under [[George B. McClellan]] outside the Confederate capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Overland Campaign]]: [[Battle of Cold Harbor]]: The [[Army of Northern Virginia]] engages the [[Army of the Potomac]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed [[Madison Square Garden (1879)|Madison Square Garden]] by [[William Henry Vanderbilt]] and is opened to the public at 26th Street and [[Madison Avenue]].
*[[1884]] &ndash; The arrival at [[Plymouth]] of [[Tāwhiao]], King of [[Māori people|Maoris]], to claim the protection of [[Queen Victoria]].
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Johnstown Flood]]: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]].

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: The [[Treaty of Vereeniging]] ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History: British History Timeline |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=8 October 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127015243/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Morral affair|The attempted regicide]] of Spanish King [[Alfonso XIII]] and Queen [[Victoria Eugenie]] on [[Wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Princess Victoria Eugenie|their wedding]] day instead kills 24<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Avrich |first1=Paul |author-link=Paul Avrich |title=[[The Modern School Movement: Anarchism and Education in the United States]] |chapter=The Martyrdom of Ferrer |date=1980 |isbn=0-691-04669-7 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |location=Princeton |oclc=489692159 |df=mdy-all |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6X_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA3 |access-date=April 17, 2018 |pages=27–28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sanabria |first1=Enrique A. |title=Republicanism and Anticlerical Nationalism in Spain |date=2009 |chapter=Republicanism, Anarchism, Anticlericalism, and the Attempted Regicide of 1906 |isbn=978-0-230-61331-7 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |location=New York |df=mdy-all |page=101}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; The [[National Negro Committee]], forerunner to the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The [[South Africa Act 1909|South Africa Act]] comes into force, establishing the [[Union of South Africa]].
*[[1911]] &ndash; The [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] is launched in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.
*  1911   &ndash; The [[President of Mexico]] [[Porfirio Díaz]] flees the country during the [[Mexican Revolution]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Battle of Jutland]]: The British [[Grand Fleet]] engages the [[High Seas Fleet]] in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
*[[1921]] &ndash; The [[Tulsa race massacre]] kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Hope Development School fire]] kills 24 people, mostly disabled children.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=1924-06-02 |title=23 Burn to Death in California Home for Deficient Girls |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/06/02/issue.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=New York Times |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; A 7.7 {{M|w}} [[1935 Quetta earthquake|earthquake]] destroys [[Quetta]] in modern-day [[Pakistan]] killing 40,000.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Iraqi War]]: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of [[Iraq]] and returns [['Abd al-Ilah]] to power as regent for [[Faisal II of Iraq|Faisal II]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[midget submarine]]s begin a series of [[attack on Sydney Harbour|attacks on Sydney]], Australia.
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Nagy]], the democratically elected [[Prime Minister of Hungary]], resigns from office after blackmail from the [[Hungarian Communist Party]] accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.<ref>The Institute for the History of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Hungary 1944-1953, Part 2.[http://www.rev.hu/history_of_45/ora2/ora2_e.htm Communist take-over, 1946–1949] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922020403/http://rev.hu/history_of_45/ora2/ora2_e.htm |date=2020-09-22 }}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; The [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]] takes effect as the legal system of the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court-Martial Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/11/us/court-martial-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=CNN |publisher=CNN Editorial |date=11 July 2013 |archive-date=2023-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110023455/https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/11/us/court-martial-fast-facts/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> 
*[[1955]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] expands on its [[Brown II|''Brown v. Board of Education'']] decision by ordering [[United States district court|district courts]] and [[school district]]s to enforce [[School integration in the United States|educational desegregation]] "at all deliberate speed."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riding Freedom: 10 Milestones in U.S. Civil Rights History &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/list/riding-freedom-10-milestones-in-us-civil-rights-history |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113064814/https://www.britannica.com/list/riding-freedom-10-milestones-in-us-civil-rights-history |url-status=live}}</ref>  
*[[1961]] &ndash; The [[South African Constitution of 1961]] becomes effective, thus creating the [[Republic of South Africa]], which remains outside the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.
*  1961   &ndash; In [[Moscow City Court]], the [[Rokotov–Faibishenko case|Rokotov–Faibishenko]] [[show trial]] begins, despite the [[Khrushchev Thaw]] to [[De-Stalinization|reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[West Indies Federation]] dissolves.
*[[1970]] &ndash; The 7.9 {{M|w}} [[1970 Ancash earthquake|Ancash earthquake]] shakes [[Peru]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe'') and a [[landslide]] buries the town of [[Yungay, Peru]]. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.
*[[1971]] &ndash; In accordance with the [[Uniform Monday Holiday Act]] passed by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] in [[1968]], observation of [[Memorial Day]] occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional [[Memorial Day]] of [[May 30]].
*[[1973]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] votes to cut off funding for the bombing of [[Khmer Rouge]] targets within [[Cambodia]], hastening the end of the [[Cambodian Civil War]].
*  1973   &ndash; [[Indian Airlines Flight 440]] crashes near [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Palam Airport]] in [[Delhi]], killing 48.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAM Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730531-0 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |archive-date=2022-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604033004/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730531-0 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; The [[Trans-Alaska Pipeline System]] is completed.
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak|United States–Canada tornado outbreak]]: Forty-one tornadoes hit [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Ontario]], leaving 76 dead.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Bicesse Accords]] in [[Angola]] lay out a transition to multi-party [[democracy]] under the supervision of the [[United Nations]]' [[United Nations Angola Verification Mission II|UNAVEM II]] peacekeeping mission.
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Air France]] retires its fleet of [[Concorde]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musée de l'Air et de Espace on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/MuseeAirEspace/status/1531515820580405249 |access-date=2022-05-31 |archive-date=2022-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531203635/https://twitter.com/museeairespace/status/1531515820580405249 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' reveals that [[Mark Felt]] was "[[Deep Throat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]]".
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Usain Bolt]] breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7&nbsp;m/s) 9.72 seconds
*[[2010]] &ndash; Israeli [[Shayetet 13]] commandos [[Gaza flotilla raid|boarded]] the [[Gaza Freedom Flotilla]] while still in international waters trying to break the [[Blockade of the Gaza Strip|ongoing blockade]] of the [[Gaza Strip]]; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
*[[2013]] &ndash; The [[asteroid]] [[(285263) 1998 QE2|1998 QE2]] and its [[Natural satellite|moon]] make their [[List of asteroid close approaches to Earth|closest approach to Earth]] for the next two centuries.
*  2013   &ndash; A record breaking [[2013 El Reno tornado|2.6 mile wide tornado]] strikes near [[El Reno, Oklahoma]], United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) launch the [[Manbij offensive (2016)|Manbij offensive]], in order to capture the city of [[Manbij]] from the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-offensive-idUSKCN0YN377 |title=Exclusive: U.S.-backed Syria forces launch offensive for Manbij pocket – U.S. officials |date=1 June 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |newspaper=Reuters |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412184735/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-offensive-idUSKCN0YN377 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUKKCN0YN4HA |title=Turkey not contributing to U.S.-backed Syria operation near Manbij – source |access-date=6 June 2016 |newspaper=Reuters |date=June 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107175853/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUKKCN0YN4HA |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Jun-01/354666-us-backed-syria-forces-launch-offensive-for-manbij-pocket-us-officials.ashx |title=US-backed Syria forces launch offensive for Manbij pocket: US officials |work=The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon |date=June 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427125629/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Jun-01/354666-us-backed-syria-forces-launch-offensive-for-manbij-pocket-us-officials.ashx}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-pyd-hit-isil-in-syria-turkey-doesnt-take-part.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99956&NewsCatID=510 |title=US, PYD hit ISIL in Syria, Turkey doesn't take part |work=Hürriyet Daily News |access-date=2021-07-20 |archive-date=2017-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019070942/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-pyd-hit-isil-in-syria-turkey-doesnt-take-part.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99956&NewsCatID=510 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; A [[May 2017 Kabul attack|car bomb explodes]] in a crowded intersection in [[Kabul]] near the [[Embassy of Germany, Kabul|German embassy]] during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[2019 Virginia Beach shooting|A shooting]] occurs inside a municipal building at [[Virginia Beach]], [[Virginia]], leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.

==Births==

===Pre-1600===
*[[1443]] (or [[1441]]) &ndash; [[Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby]] (died 1509)<ref>{{citation |last1=Jones |first1=Michael K. |last2=Underwood |first2=Malcolm G. |title=The King's Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=1993 |isbn=0-521-44794-1 |page=34}}</ref>
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg]] (died 1504)
*[[1469]] &ndash; [[Manuel I of Portugal]] (died 1521)<ref>{{cite book |author=Clayton J. Drees |title=The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jDfydG6ReAC&pg=PA317 |year=2001 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-30588-7 |page=317}}</ref>
*[[1535]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Allori]], Italian painter (died 1607)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ian Chilvers |author2=Harold Osborne |title=The Oxford dictionary of art |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYaRX58a0_IC&pg=PA17 |year=1988 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-860476-1 |page=17}}</ref>
*[[1556]] &ndash; [[Jerzy Radziwiłł (1556–1600)|Jerzy Radziwiłł]], Catholic cardinal (died 1600)
*[[1577]] &ndash; [[Nur Jahan]], Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (died 1645)

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[John George II, Elector of Saxony]] (died 1680)
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki]], King of Poland (died 1673)
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem]] (died 1707)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Ahilyabai Holkar]], Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] (died 1795)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Count Hieronymus von Colloredo]], Austrian archbishop (died 1812)
*[[1753]] &ndash; [[Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud]], French lawyer and politician (died 1793)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Andrea Appiani]], Italian painter and educator (died 1817)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Tieck]], German poet, author, and critic (died 1853)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Johann Georg Baiter]], Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1887)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Robert Richard Torrens|Robert Torrens]], Irish-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1884)<ref name=Croucher>Croucher, Rosalind F. (2008) ''[https://www.alrc.gov.au/news/delenda-est-carthago-sir-robert-richard-torrens-and-his-attack-on-the-evils-of-conveyancing-and-dependent-land-titles-a-reflection-on-the-sesquicentenary-of-the-introduction-of-his-great-law-refor/ 'Delenda Est Carthago!' Sir Robert Richard Torrens and his attack on the evils of conveyancing and dependent land titles: a reflection on the sesquicentenary of the introduction of his great law reforming initiative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629080912/https://www.alrc.gov.au/news/delenda-est-carthago-sir-robert-richard-torrens-and-his-attack-on-the-evils-of-conveyancing-and-dependent-land-titles-a-reflection-on-the-sesquicentenary-of-the-introduction-of-his-great-law-refor/ |date=2021-06-29 }}'' Alex Castles Memorial Legal History Lecture for Flinders University Law School, Adelaide, 26 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2020.</ref>
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Adye Douglas]], English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 1906)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[John Albion Andrew]], American lawyer and politician, 25th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1867)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Walt Whitman]], American poet, essayist, and journalist (died 1892)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Kusumoto Ine]], first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Nakamura |first=Ellen |title=Working the Siebold Network: Kusumoto Ine and Western Learning in Nineteenth-Century Japan |journal=Japanese Studies |issn=1469-9338 |volume=28 |issue=2 |year=2008 |pages=197–211 |doi=10.1080/10371390802249172 |s2cid=145221289}}</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Hijikata Toshizō]], Japanese commander (died 1869)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Henry Sidgwick]], English economist and philosopher (died 1900)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[John Cox Bray]], Australian politician, 15th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1894)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie]], Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, [[Lord Mayor of Belfast]] (died 1924) 
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Francisco Moreno]], Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rougier |first1=Guillermo W. |last2=Martinelli |first2=Agustín G. |last3=Forasiepi |first3=Analía M. |title=Mesozoic Mammals from South America and Their Forerunners |date=22 February 2021 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-63862-7 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E74fEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1852   &ndash; [[Julius Richard Petri]], German microbiologist, invented the [[Petri dish]] (died 1921)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius XI]] (died 1939)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Graham Wallas]], English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Walter Sickert]], English painter (died 1942)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Francis Younghusband]], Indian-English captain and explorer (died 1942)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[John Ringling]], American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the [[Ringling Brothers Circus]] (died 1936)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Rosa May Billinghurst]], British suffragette and women's rights activist (died 1953)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Frances Alda]], New Zealand-Australian soprano (died 1952)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Sándor Festetics]], Hungarian politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of War]] (died 1956)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Lauri Kristian Relander]], Finnish politician, 2nd [[President of Finland]] (died 1942)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Robert Richards (Australian politician)|Robert Richards]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1967)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Saint-John Perse]], French poet and diplomat, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1975)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Michel Kikoine]], Belarusian-French painter (died 1968)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Erich Neumann (politician)|Erich Neumann]], German lieutenant and politician (died 1951)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Konstantin Paustovsky]], Russian poet and author (died 1968)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Gregor Strasser]], German lieutenant and politician (died 1934)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Fred Allen]], American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (died 1956)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Norman Vincent Peale]], American minister and author (died 1993)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Lucile Godbold]], American athlete (died 1981)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Antonini]], Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Don Ameche]], American actor (died 1993)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Art Coulter]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2000)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Maurice Allais]], French economist and physicist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2010)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Chien-Shiung Wu]], Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Akira Ifukube]], Japanese composer and educator (died 2006)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Bert Haanstra]], Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Robert Osterloh]], American actor (died 2001)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5206-4 |pages=227–228 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHnGCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Man+%281949%29%2C+I+Cheated+the+Law+%281949%2C+The%22&pg=PA227 |access-date=28 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation doesn't source information, has been known to publish incorrect information|date=May 2025}}
*  1918   &ndash; [[Lloyd Quarterman]], African American chemist (died 1982)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Robie Macauley]], American editor, novelist and critic (died 1995)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Edna Doré]], English actress (died 2014)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Andrew Grima]], Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Howard Reig]], American radio and television announcer (died 2008)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Alida Valli]], Austrian-Italian actress and singer (died 2006)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Denholm Elliott]], English-Spanish actor (died 1992)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Ellsworth Kelly]], American painter and sculptor (died 2015)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]] (died 2005)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Claudio Matteini]], Italian football player (died 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claudio Matteini |url=http://www.almanaccogiallorosso.it/Giocatori/Matteini.html |access-date=26 August 2020 |website=Almanacco giallorosso |language=it |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630141503/https://www.almanaccogiallorosso.it/Giocatori/Matteini.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Julian Beck]], American actor and director (died 1986)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[James Eberle]], English admiral (died 2018)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg]], English lieutenant and banker (died 2017)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Pankaj Roy]], Indian cricketer (died 2001)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Menahem Golan]], Israeli director and producer (died 2014)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Clint Eastwood]], American actor, director, musician, and producer
*  1930   &ndash; [[Elaine Stewart (actress)|Elaine Stewart]], American actress and model (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elaine-stewart-glamorous-star-brigadoon-205909|title=Elaine Stewart obituary in 'The Hollywood Reporter' (June 27, 2011)|publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=2012-05-17|first=Mike|last=Barnes}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Robert Schrieffer]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2019)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Shirley Verrett]], American soprano and actress (died 2010)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Ed Lincoln]], Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (died 2012)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Jay Miner]], American computer scientist and engineer (died 1994)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Henry B. Eyring]], American religious leader, educator, and author
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Jim Hutton]], American actor (died 1979)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Jim Bolger]], New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Johnny Paycheck]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
*  1938 &ndash; [[John Prescott]], British sailor and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Castle |first=Stephen |date=November 21, 2024 |title=John Prescott, Ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Britain, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/john-prescott-uk-dead.html |access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  1938 &ndash; [[Peter Yarrow]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Fred A. |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Peter Yarrow, troubadour of Peter, Paul and Mary folk trio, dies at 86 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/07/peter-yarrow-dead/ |access-date=January 8, 2025 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Terry Waite]], English humanitarian and author
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Anatoliy Bondarchuk]], Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
*  1940   &ndash; [[Augie Meyers]], American musician and singer-songwriter
*  1940   &ndash; [[Gilbert Shelton]], American illustrator
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[June Clark (nurse)|June Clark]], Welsh nurse and educator
*  1941   &ndash; [[Louis Ignarro]], American pharmacologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1941   &ndash; [[William Nordhaus]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Sharon Gless]], American actress
*  1943   &ndash; [[Joe Namath]], American football player, sportscaster, and actor
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]], German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Laurent Gbagbo]], Ivorian academic and politician, 4th [[List of heads of state of Ivory Coast|President of Côte d'Ivoire]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bernard Goldberg]], American journalist and author
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Ted Baehr]], American publisher and critic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Steve Bucknor]], Jamaican cricketer and umpire
*  1946   &ndash; [[Krista Kilvet]], Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 2009)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Debbie Moore]], English model and businesswoman
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Junior Campbell]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Gabriele Hinzmann]], German discus thrower
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Svetlana Alexievich]], Belarusian journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1948   &ndash; [[John Bonham]], English musician, songwriter and drummer (died 1980)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Martin Hannett]], English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (died 1991)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Duncan L. Hunter|Duncan Hunter]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Tom Berenger]], American actor, film producer and television writer
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Jean Chalopin]], French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[DIC Entertainment]]
*  1950   &ndash; [[Gregory Harrison]], American actor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LuVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5079,6505478&dq=randi-oakes&hl=en |title=In Step With: Gregory Harrison |journal=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=2018-05-23 |first=James |last=Brady |date=1990-02-25 |archive-date=2023-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110023501/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LuVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5079,6505478&dq=randi-oakes&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Edgar Savisaar]], Estonian politician, [[Minister of the Interior (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Interior]] (died 2022)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Karl-Hans Riehm]], German hammer thrower
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Carole Achache]], French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Achache, Carole (1952-....) |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14406672c |access-date=1 December 2023 |website=[[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] |language=fr |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122055616/https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14406672c |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Karl Bartos]], German singer-songwriter and keyboard player<ref>{{cite book |author1=Pascal Bussy |author2=Mick Fish |title=Man, machine and music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lTAUAQAAIAAJ |year=1993 |publisher=SAF |isbn=978-0-946719-09-9 |page=60}}</ref> 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Pirkka-Pekka Petelius]], Finnish actor and screenwriter
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Thomas Mavros]], Greek footballer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Vicki Sue Robinson]], American actress and singer (died 2000)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Tommy Emmanuel]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1955   &ndash; [[Susie Essman]], American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Fritz Hilpert]], German drummer and composer 
*  1956   &ndash; [[John Young (British musician)|John Young]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Jim Craig (ice hockey)|Jim Craig]], American ice hockey player
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Andrea de Cesaris]], Italian race car driver (died 2014)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Phil Wilson (British politician)|Phil Wilson]], English politician
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1960)|Greg Adams]], Canadian ice hockey player and businessman
*  1960   &ndash; [[Chris Elliott]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
*  1960   &ndash; [[Peter Winterbottom]], English rugby player
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Ray Cote]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1961   &ndash; [[Justin Madden]], Australian footballer and politician
*  1961   &ndash; [[Lea Thompson]], American actress, director, and producer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Dina Boluarte]], Peruvian politician, 64th [[President of Peru]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/12/10/dina-boluarte-los-datos-poco-conocidos-de-la-primera-presidenta-del-peru/ |title=Dina Boluarte: los datos poco conocidos de la primera presidenta del Perú |website=[[Infobae]] |date=9 December 2022 |access-date=15 June 2023 |language=es |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126045613/https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/12/10/dina-boluarte-los-datos-poco-conocidos-de-la-primera-presidenta-del-peru/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[David Leigh (scientist)|David Leigh]], holder of the [[Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry]] at the [[University of Manchester]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Viktor Orbán]], Hungarian politician, 38th [[Prime Minister of Hungary]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Wesley Willis]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2003)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Leonard Asper]], Canadian lawyer and businessman
*  1964   &ndash; [[Stéphane Caristan]], French hurdler and coach
*  1964   &ndash; [[Yukio Edano]], Japanese politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
*  1964   &ndash; [[Darryl McDaniels|Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels]], American rapper and producer
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Brooke Shields]], American model, actress, and producer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Diesel (musician)|Diesel]], American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="NAA">{{cite web |url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ItemDetail.asp?M=0&B=7737900 |title=Primary description of item 7737900 |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]] |access-date=4 December 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Roshan Mahanama]], Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Phil Keoghan]], New Zealand television host and producer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Kenny Lofton]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Arun Luthra]], Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, [[konnakol]] artist, composer, and arranger
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Frode Estil]], Norwegian skier
*  1972   &ndash; [[Christian McBride]], American bassist and record producer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Antti Niemi (footballer)|Antti Niemi]], Finnish international footballer and coach<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10913 |title=Antti Niemi |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724193316/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10913 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Archie Panjabi]], British actress
*  1972   &ndash; [[Dave Roberts (outfielder)|Dave Roberts]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Hiroiki Ariyoshi]], Japanese comedian and singer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Mac Suzuki]], Japanese baseball player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Colin Farrell]], Irish actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Colin-Farrell.html |title=Colin Farrell Biography (1976–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=25 January 2011 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910110117/http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Colin-Farrell.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Matt Harpring]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Domenico Fioravanti]], Italian swimmer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Moses Sichone]], Zambian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Jean-François Gillet]], Belgian footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Andy Hurley]], American musician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Drew |title=Milwaukee native Hurley keeps the beat for Fall Out Boy |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/andyhurley |publisher=[[OnMilwaukee]] |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=17 May 2007 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529015858/https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/andyhurley |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Mikael Antonsson]], Swedish footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Daniele Bonera]], Italian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jake Peavy]], American baseball player<ref>{{Baseballstats|mlb=408241}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Marlies Schild]], Austrian skier
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Brett Firman]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brett-firman/summary.html |title=Brett Firman - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project |first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew |last=Ferguson |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org |access-date=5 November 2017 |archive-date=8 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208162100/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brett-firman/summary.html |url-status=live}}</ref> 
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Andrew Bailey (baseball)|Andrew Bailey]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Milorad Čavić]], Serbian swimmer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Nate Robinson]], American basketball player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Jordy Nelson]], American football player  
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Waka Flocka Flame]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday, Waka Flocka Flame! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-waka-flocka-flame/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=31 May 2012 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529015848/https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-waka-flocka-flame/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Robert Gesink]], Dutch cyclist
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Marco Reus]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marcoreus.de/en/facts |title=Marco Reus: Facts |website=Marco Reus |access-date=30 May 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724190933/https://www.marcoreus.de/en/facts |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Erik Karlsson]], Swedish ice hockey player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Azealia Banks]], American singer-songwriter and rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday, Azealia Banks! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-azealia-banks-celebrates-22nd-birthday/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=31 May 2013 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322100311/https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-azealia-banks-celebrates-22nd-birthday/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Michaël Bournival]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Laura Ikauniece]], Latvian heptathlete<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14363929 |title=Laura Ikauniece |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson]], Icelandic politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1416 |publisher=[[Althing]] |access-date=15 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420191636/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1416 |archive-date=20 April 2024 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Shane Bieber]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shane Bieber |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/shane-bieber-669456 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529015848/https://www.mlb.com/player/shane-bieber-669456 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Matthew Lodge]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/matt-lodge/summary.html |title=Matt Lodge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project |first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew |last=Ferguson |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org |access-date=5 November 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215042931/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/matt-lodge/summary.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Normani|Normani Kordei Hamilton]], American singer<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7386173/fifth-harmony-sing-happy-birthday-normani-hamilton-facebook-live |title=Watch Fifth Harmony Sing Happy Birthday to Normani Hamilton |date=May 31, 2016 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614081340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7386173/fifth-harmony-sing-happy-birthday-normani-hamilton-facebook-live |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Brandon Smith (rugby league)|Brandon Smith]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brandon-smith/summary.html |title=Brandon Smith - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project |first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew |last=Ferguson |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org |access-date=5 November 2017 |archive-date=15 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315060012/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brandon-smith/summary.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Woo Jin-young]], South Korean singer and rapper<ref>{{cite web |last=Ji |first=Na-yun |script-title=ko:아이돌 커플 탄생 아니었다…영상 하나로 불거진 '열애설' |url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10010242681 |website=SBS Entertainment News |publisher=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]] |access-date=November 2, 2022 |language=ko |date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102132117/https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10010242681 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jeong Se-woon]], South Korean singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=정세운, 생일 깜짝 선물|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202305311739003?med_id=skat&pt=nv#c2b|work=스포츠경향|date=31 May 2023|access-date=18 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Santino Ferrucci]], American race car driver<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Santino_Ferrucci |title=Santino Ferrucci |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929090019/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Santino_Ferrucci |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gable Steveson]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Gable Steveson |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Gable-Steveson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809224430/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Gable-Steveson |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Breece Hall]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breece Hall |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HallBr03.htm |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=pro-football-reference.com}}</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; [[Iga Świątek]], Polish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326408/iga-swiatek |title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Iga Świątek |publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]] |access-date=16 October 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705044830/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/326408/title/iga-swiatek-0 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[455]] &ndash; [[Petronius Maximus]], Roman emperor (born 396)
* [[930]] &ndash; [[Liu Hua (Wang Yanjun's wife)|Liu Hua]], princess of Southern Han (born 896)
* [[960]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Morosuke]], Japanese statesman (born 909)
*[[1076]] &ndash; [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria]], English politician (born 1050)
*[[1089]] &ndash; [[Sigwin von Are]], archbishop of Cologne
*[[1162]] &ndash; [[Géza II of Hungary|Géza II]], king of Hungary (born 1130)
*[[1321]] &ndash; [[Birger, King of Sweden|Birger]], king of Sweden (born 1280)
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley]] (born 1271)
*[[1329]] &ndash; [[Albertino Mussato]], Italian statesman and writer (born 1261)
*[[1349]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell|Thomas Wake]], English politician (born 1297)
*[[1370]] &ndash; [[Vitalis of Assisi]], Italian hermit and monk (born 1295)
*[[1408]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]], Japanese shōgun (born 1358)
*[[1410]] &ndash; [[Martin of Aragon]], Spanish king (born 1356)
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Engelbert II of Nassau]] (born 1451)
*[[1558]] &ndash; [[Philip Hoby]], English general and diplomat (born 1505)
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Guido de Bres]], Belgian pastor and theologian (born 1522)
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[Tintoretto]], Italian painter and educator (born 1518)

===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg]], Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (born 1547)<ref>{{NDB|6|113||Gebhard|Franzen, August|118628615}}</ref>
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Zeynab Begum]], Safavid princess (date of birth unknown){{sfn|Ghereghlou|2016}}
*[[1665]] &ndash; [[Pieter Jansz. Saenredam]], Dutch painter (born 1597)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Joachim Neander]], German theologian and educator (born 1650)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Frederick William I of Prussia]] (born 1688)
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[Andrey Osterman]], German-Russian politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1686)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Joseph Haydn]], Austrian pianist and composer (born 1732)
*  1809   &ndash; [[Jean Lannes]], French general (born 1769)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Samuel Bentham]], English architect and engineer (born 1757)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Évariste Galois]], French mathematician and theorist (born 1811)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Joseph Grimaldi]], English actor, comedian and dancer, (born 1779)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Philip Marheineke]], German pastor and philosopher (born 1780)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Thomas Chalmers]], Scottish minister and economist (born 1780)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Eugénie de Guérin]], French author (born 1805)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Stefanos Koumanoudis]], Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (born 1818)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Louis-Honoré Fréchette]], Canadian author, poet, and politician (born 1839)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Thomas Price (South Australian politician)|Thomas Price]], Welsh-Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1852)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Blackwell]], English-American physician and educator (born 1821)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau]], Canadian cardinal (born 1866)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Willy Stöwer]], German author and illustrator (born 1864)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer (born 1904)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Antonis Benakis]], Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the [[Benaki Museum]] (born 1873)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Stefanos Sarafis]], Greek general and politician (born 1890)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Leopold Staff]], Polish poet and academic (born 1878)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Willem Elsschot]], Flemish author and poet (born 1882)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Walther Funk]], German economist, journalist, and politician, [[Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany)|German Minister of Economics]] (born 1890)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Henry F. Ashurst]], American lawyer and politician (born 1874)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Billy Strayhorn]], American pianist and composer (born 1915)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Terry Sawchuk]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1929)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Clare Sheridan]], English sculptor and author (born 1885)<ref>{{cite ODNB |id=36064 |title=Sheridan [née Frewen], Clare Consuelo}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jacques Monod]], French biologist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1910)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[William Castle]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[József Bozsik]], Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1925)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]], English economist and journalist (born 1914)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Carlo Mauri]], Italian mountaineer and explorer (born 1930)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jack Dempsey]], American boxer and lieutenant (born 1895)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Gaston Rébuffat]], French mountaineer and author (born 1921)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Jane Frank]], American painter and sculptor (born 1918)
*  1986   &ndash; [[James Rainwater]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1917)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]], Indian director and screenwriter (born 1937)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[C. L. R. James]], Trinidadian journalist and historian (born 1901)<ref>C. Gerald Fraser, [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/02/obituaries/c-l-r-james-historian-critic-and-pan-africanist-is-dead-at-88.html "C. L. R. James, Historian, Critic And Pan-Africanist, Is Dead at 88"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624091104/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/02/obituaries/c-l-r-james-historian-critic-and-pan-africanist-is-dead-at-88.html |date=2022-06-24 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', 2 June 1989.</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Owen Lattimore]], American author and academic (born 1900)
*[[1993]] &ndash; Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, [[Spuds MacKenzie]], [[Bud Light]] [[Bull Terrier]] mascot (born 1983)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spuds MacKenzie is dead |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/06/Spuds-MacKenzie-is-dead/6095749880000/ |access-date=2020-06-02 |website=UPI |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125085638/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/06/Spuds-MacKenzie-is-dead/6095749880000/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Uzay Heparı]], Turkish actor, producer, and composer (born 1969)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Herva Nelli]], Italian-American soprano (born 1909)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Stanley Elkin]], American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1930)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Timothy Leary]], American psychologist and author (born 1920)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Charles Van Acker]], Belgian-American race car driver (born 1912)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Petar Mladenov]], Bulgarian diplomat, 1st [[President of Bulgaria]] (born 1936)
*  2000   &ndash; [[A. Jeyaratnam Wilson]], Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (born 1928)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Arlene Francis]], American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (born 1907)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Subhash Gupte]], Indian cricketer (born 1929)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Aiyathurai Nadesan]], Sri Lankan journalist (born 1954)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Robert Quine]], American guitarist (born 1941)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Étienne Roda-Gil]], French screenwriter and composer (born 1941)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Miguel Ortiz Berrocal]], Spanish sculptor (born 1933)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Raymond Davis, Jr.]], American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1914)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Danny La Rue]], Irish-British [[drag queen]] performer and singer (born 1927)
*  2009   &ndash; [[George Tiller]], American physician (born 1941)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Louise Bourgeois]], French-American sculptor and painter (born 1911)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Brian Duffy (photographer)|Brian Duffy]], English photographer and producer (born 1933)
*  2010   &ndash; [[William A. Fraker]], American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1923)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Rubén Juárez]], Argentinian singer-songwriter and [[bandoneón]] player (born 1947)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Merata Mita]], New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Pauline Betz]], American tennis player (born 1919)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Jonas Bevacqua]], American fashion designer, co-founded the [[Lifted Research Group]] (born 1977)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Derek Hodge]], Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]] (born 1941)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Hans Keilson]], German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (born 1909)
*  2011   &ndash; [[John Martin (Royal Navy officer)|John Martin]], English admiral and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] (born 1918)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Andy Robustelli]], American football player and manager (born 1925)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Christopher Challis]], English cinematographer (born 1919)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Randall B. Kester]], American lawyer and judge (born 1916)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Paul Pietsch]], German race car driver and publisher (born 1911)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Orlando Woolridge]], American basketball player and coach (born 1959)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Gerald E. Brown]], American physicist and academic (born 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Frederic Lindsay]], Scottish author and educator (born 1933)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Miguel Méndez]], American author and poet (born 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Tim Samaras]], American engineer and storm chaser (born 1957)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jairo Mora Sandoval]], Costa Rican environmentalist (born 1987)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jean Stapleton]], American actress (born 1923)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Marilyn Beck]], American journalist (born 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Marinho Chagas]], Brazilian footballer and coach (born 1952)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Hoss Ellington]], American race car driver (born 1935)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Martha Hyer]], American actress (born 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Lewis Katz]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1942)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Mary Soames, Baroness Soames]], English author (born 1922)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Gladys Taylor (publisher)|Gladys Taylor]], Canadian author and publisher (born 1917)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)|Mohamed Abdelaziz]], [[President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] (1976&ndash;2016) (born 1947)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Jan Crouch]], American televangelist, co-founder of the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]] (born 1938)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Carla Lane]], English television writer (born 1928)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Rupert Neudeck]], German journalist and humanitarian (born 1939)
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Colin Cantwell]], American concept artist and director (born1932)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=Colin Cantwell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/02/colin-cantwell-obituary |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Krishnakumar Kunnath]], Indian singer (born 1968)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Newsmakers 2022 |volume=72 |magazine=Filmfare |date=January 2023 |issn=0971-7277 |page=116 |first1=Tanisha |last1=Bhattacharya |via=Magzter}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela]], Colombian [[drug lord]] (born 1939)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituaries |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/obituaries |access-date=2022-06-02 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2022-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601192148/https://www.nytimes.com/section/obituaries |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931)|Jim Parks]], English cricketer (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title=Letter: Jim Parks obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/12/letter-jim-parks-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Robert Pickton]], Canadian serial killer (born 1949)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orie |first=Amarachi |date=2024-06-01 |title=Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies aged 74 after prison assault |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/01/americas/serial-killer-robert-pickton-dies-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601155627/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/01/americas/serial-killer-robert-pickton-dies-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Marian Robinson]], Mother of [[Michelle Obama]] (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rogers |first=Katie |date=2024-05-31 |title=Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's Steadfast Mother, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/marian-robinson-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*[[Royal Brunei Land Force|Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment]] ([[Brunei]])
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Camilla Battista da Varano]]
**[[Saint Hermias|Hermias]]
**[[Saint Petronilla|Petronella]]
**[[Visitation of Mary]] ([[Western Christianity]])
**[[May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Kaamatan]], harvest festival in the state of [[Sabah]] and the federal territory of [[Labuan]] ([[Malaysia]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabah.gov.my/en/cuti-umum|title=Events Calendar [Public Holiday]|work=Government of Sabah|year=2025|access-date=30 May 2025|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222042753/https://sabah.gov.my/en/cuti-umum|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sagc.sabah.gov.my/sites/default/files/law/HolidaysOrdinance.pdf|title=State of Sabah [Holidays Ordinance] (Sabah Cap. 56)]|work=The State Attorney-General's Chambers of Sabah|page=4|year=2010|access-date=30 May 2025|archive-date=28 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428003545/https://sagc.sabah.gov.my/sites/default/files/law/HolidaysOrdinance.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/pdf/hari_kelepasan_am/hka_2025.pdf|title=Jadual Hari Kelepasan Am Persekutuan 2025|trans-title=Federal General Holiday Schedule 2025|lang=ms|work=Cabinet, Constitutional and Intergovernmental Relations Division, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia|year=2025|access-date=30 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427024623/https://www.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/pdf/hari_kelepasan_am/hka_2025.pdf|archive-date=27 April 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[World No Tobacco Day]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015 |archive-date=28 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328001659/https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite encyclopedia |title=ZAYNAB BEGUM |last=Ghereghlou |first=Kioumars |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/zaynab-begum |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Iranica |year=2016 |access-date=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2017-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117144130/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/zaynab-begum |url-status=live}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621234539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31/ |date=2006-06-21 }}
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=31}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/31 Historical Events on May 31] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617130043/https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/31 |date=2020-06-17 }}

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[[Category:Discordian holidays]]