May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023, was a Wednesday. It was 1 years, 11 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Events

Notable events that occurred on May 31, 2023:

That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson is found guilty on two counts of rape.
Sevilla win the Europa League after beating Roma on penalties.
Canada says that it will start printing health warnings directly on cigarettes.

Popular songs

On May 31, 2023, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

United States: "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen
United Kingdom: "Miracle" by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "The Little Mermaid".

Facts

This date occurred 705 days ago. Approximately 24 months have passed. It was the 151st day of 2023, in week 22. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. 8 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to May 31, 2023

Let's go back to the 2020s.

The date is May 31, 2023, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

The summer of 2023 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In the United States, the Memorial Day weekend of 2023 has recently come and gone. To many, this means that the summer has officially started. In America, the song "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen is at the top of the singles charts, while "Miracle" by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding is the number-one song in the UK.

Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie The Little Mermaid is at the top of the box office. Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Chicago Fire", "The Crown", "Euphoria", and "Severance".

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens, Angus Cloud, and Bray Wyatt would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Neon White", "FIFA 23", "God of War Ragnarök", and "Resident Evil 4 (Remake)". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Blaze and the Monster Machines", "Raven's Home", "Chibiverse", and "The Tiny Chef Show".

Children are playing with toys such as the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 31, 2023, will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: May 31, 2023 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 31, 2023.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 31, 2023.

May 1, 2023:
• The White House estimates that 100,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine.
• The police find seven bodies on the land of a registered sex offender in Henryetta, Oklahoma.
• First Republic Bank is seized by financial regulators and sold to JPMorgan.
• A video of a cockroach on the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala goes viral.
• Luca Brecel wins the 2023 World Snooker Championship after defeating Mark Selby.
May 2, 2023:
• The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike begins.
• The first-person shooter game "Redfall" is released.
May 3, 2023:
• The Kremlin claims that it was attacked by two drones overnight.
• A student shoots nine people dead at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Belgrade, Serbia.
May 4, 2023:
• Eight people are killed in Serbia's second mass shooting in one week.
• A court rules that Ed Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" did not copy Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On".
• GameStop announces that it is pulling out of Ireland.
• UK politics: The Conservative Party loses more than 1,000 council seats in the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
May 5, 2023:
• The film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is released.
• The WHO officially declares an end to Covid-19 global health emergency.
• Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatens to pull his troops out of Bakhmut due to ammo shortages.
May 6, 2023:
• The coronation of King Charles III takes place.
• Eight people are killed in a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas.
May 8, 2023: Sum 41 announce that they are splitting up after 27 years together.
May 9, 2023: A civil trial jury in New York finds that Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll.
May 10, 2023:
• US congressman George Santos is charged with fraud and money laundering.
• Former US President Donald Trump appears on CNN Town Hall.
May 11, 2023:
• Ukrainian forces make gains around the city of Bakhmut.
• Elon Musk announces that he will be stepping down as the CEO of Twitter.
• The United States accuses South Africa of supplying Russia with weapons.
May 12, 2023:
• Lori Vallow Daybell is found guilty of murdering her two children and her husband's former wife.
• Elon Musk announces that Linda Yaccarino will become the new CEO of Twitter.
May 13, 2023: Sweden win the 2023 Eurovision with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen.
May 14, 2023: Famous American poker player Doyle Brunson dies at the age of 89.
May 15, 2023:
• Vice Media files for bankruptcy.
• Argentina raises interest rates to 97% in an effort to tackle inflation.
May 16, 2023:
• US Congresswoman Lauren Boebert files for divorce from her husband.
• Hungary blocks a payment from the EU that provides off-budget military support for Ukraine.
• At least six people are killed after a fire breaks out at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand.
• Ukraine claims that it shot down two Russian hypersonic missiles.
May 17, 2023:
• Researchers say that there is a 66% chance that the earth will pass the 1.5 C global warming threshold by 2027.
• A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle says that the couple were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi.
• Montana bans the app TikTok.
• A judge orders biotechnology entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes to surrender to custody to serve an 11-year prison sentence for wire fraud and defrauding investors.
• 95-year-old Clare Nowland is tasered by New South Wales police in Cooma, Australia.
• The reality series "The Family Stallone" makes its debut on Paramount+.
May 18, 2023:
• A man is arrested after driving his car through a gate in the Vatican.
• Legendary NFL running back Jim Brown dies at the age of 87.
May 19, 2023:
• The film "Fast X", starring Vin Diesel and Jason Statham, is released in movie theaters.
• The brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield is jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a child.
May 20, 2023:
• British presenter Phillip Schofield steps down from ITV's "This Morning" show with "immediate effect".
• Manchester City win the Premier League title after Arsenal are beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest.
• The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with fighter jets such as the F-16.
• Russia claims that it has captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
• Boxing: Katie Taylor's unbeaten run comes to an end after she is defeated by Chantelle Cameron.
May 21, 2023:
• 10 people are killed during a shootout at a car rally in Baja California, Mexico.
• Vinicius Junior is racially abused during a La Liga game between Real Madrid and Valencia.
May 22, 2023:
• Facebook's parent company, Meta, is fined €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) for transferring European user data to the United States.
• Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19.
• The Portuguese police announce plans to search a reservoir as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
• Bryan Kohberger refuses to enter a plea over the University of Idaho murders.
• A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals called the "Freedom of Russia Legion" launches an incursion in the Belgorod border region of Russia.
• A 19-year-old man named Sai Varshith Kandula is arrested on multiple charges after crashing a U-Haul van into barriers near the White House.
May 23, 2023:
• It is announced that entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93.
• The police search for the remains of Madeleine McCann at the Barragem do Arade reservoir in the Algarve, Portugal.
• Target removes some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores following threats to workers.
May 24, 2023:
• Singer Tina Turner dies at the age of 83.
• Rapper Fetty Wap is sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launches his 2024 presidential campaign.
May 25, 2023:
• The video game "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum" is released.
• Dua Lipa releases the song "Dance the Night".
May 26, 2023:
• Disney's fantasy film "The Little Mermaid" is released.
• Former "This Morning" host Phillip Schofield resigns from ITV after admitting that he had a "legal but unwise" relationship with a younger man.
• Singer Celine Dion cancels the rest of her tour due to her ongoing battle with a neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).
• A man is arrested for opening the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines flight during a landing in South Korea.
• Britney Spears tells fans that she has reconnected with her estranged mother.
May 27, 2023:
• The Texas House of Representatives impeaches state Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations of bribery and abuse of public trust.
• Twitter exits the European Union's voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation.
• Soccer: Borussia Dortmund loses the Bundesliga title on the final day of the season after only managing a 2-2 draw against Mainz 05.
• The comedy talk show "Soccer AM" comes to an end after 28 years.
May 28, 2023:
• The series finale of Succession is aired.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secures another five years in power after defeating challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a run-off election.
• Soccer: Leicester City are relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season, just seven years after they lifted the title.
May 29, 2023:
• Soccer: Mauricio Pochettino is appointed as the new manager of Chelsea.
• Moscow is attacked by two dozen drones.
This date: May 31, 2023
June 1, 2023:
• Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith loses a historic defamation case against newspapers that had accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan.
• The US Senate approves a debt ceiling deal just days before the deadline.
• US President Joe Biden trips after delivering a speech at a military academy in Colorado.
June 2, 2023:
• The computer-animated superhero film "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is released.
• At least 280 people die when three trains collide in the Indian state of Odisha.
• Wildfires begin in the Central Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
June 3, 2023:
• Soccer: Manchester City win the FA Cup after defeating Manchester United 2-1.
• Soccer: Real Madrid and Eden Hazard reach a mutual agreement to terminate his contract.
• Soccer: PSG confirm that Lionel Messi is leaving the club.
June 4, 2023:
• Saudia Arabia pledges to cut production in oil in an effort to keep prices afloat.
• A huge anti-government protest takes place in Poland.
• Fighter jets intercept an unresponsive Cessna Citation jet that flew over Washington, D.C., and then crashed in Virginia.
• Zlatan Ibrahimović announces his retirement from football.
June 5, 2023:
• Russia claims that it thwarted a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.
• Ukraine denies that Russia repelled its counteroffensive in Donetsk.
• Former FBI agent and convicted Russian spy, Robert Hanssen, is found dead in his prison cell at the age of 79.
• Apple reveals its Vision Pro AR headset.
• Soccer: French striker Karim Benzema leaves Real Madrid to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.
June 6, 2023:
• The video game "Diablo IV" is released.
• The Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine collapses, causing widespread flooding.
• US intelligence accuses Russia of destroying the Nova Kakhovka dam.
• The PGA Tour agrees to merge with its Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf.
• Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie launches his 2024 presidential run.
• New York City is covered in a haze from wildfire smoke.
• Actress Shannen Doherty reveals that her breast cancer has spread to her brain.
• Soccer: Ange Postecoglou is appointed as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
June 7, 2023:
• Reddit announces that it will be laying off 5% of its workforce.
• Donald Trump's former vice-president, Mike Pence, officially declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
• CNN CEO Chris Licht is forced to step down.
• Bob's Burgers and Arrested Development actor, Jay Johnston, is charged in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
June 8, 2023:
• Four children and two adults are stabbed in an attack in France.
• Evangelist Pat Robertson dies at the age of 93.
• A federal grand jury indicts Donald Trump on charges relating to handling classified documents.
• Ukrainian forces begin to attack Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region.
June 9, 2023:
• The film "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is released.
• Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns as an MP.
• Four missing children are found alive one month after their plane crashed into a Colombian rainforest.
• The song "Makeba" by French artist Jain begins to go viral on TikTok eight years after its initial release.
June 10, 2023:
• Soccer: Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League and seal the treble.
• Unabomber Ted Kaczynski commits suicide at the age of 81.
June 11, 2023:
• Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon is arrested in a police investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances (she is later released without charge).
• Ukraine claims that it has retaken three villages in its counteroffensive.
• 10 people are killed after a tourist bus overturns in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia.
June 12, 2023:
• Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies of leukemia at the age of 86.
• Hundreds of communities on Reddit go private to protest against third-party app charges.
• NBA Finals: The Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 4-1 to claim their first NBA title.
• Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak announces that he will be retiring after 41 seasons.
• Fox News sends Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his competing Twitter series.
• More than 100 people die after a vessel capsizes in the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.
June 13, 2023:
• Donald Trump pleads not guilty at his federal classified documents case.
• Three people are stabbed to death in three separate attacks in Nottingham, England.
• Aslan frontman Christy Dignam dies of cancer at the age of 63.
• American writer Cormac McCarthy dies at the age of 89.
June 14, 2023: 79 people are killed and hundreds go missing after a fishing boat smuggling migrants and refugees sinks off the coast of Messenia, Greece.
June 15, 2023:
• Conor McGregor is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the NBA Finals in Miami.
• Peggy Gou releases the song "(It Goes Like) Nanana".
• Actor Al Pacino (83) becomes one of the oldest new fathers on record.
• The 6th season of "Black Mirror" is released on Netflix.
June 16, 2023: More than 40 people are killed during an Islamic terrorist attack on a school in Mpondwe, Uganda.
June 18, 2023: Golf: Wyndham Clark wins the US Open.
June 19, 2023: A rescue mission is launched after a Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with five people onboard.
June 20, 2023:
• Internet celebrity Andrew Tate is charged with rape and human trafficking.
• An aircraft hears banging noises in the area where the missing Titanic submersible disappeared.
• It is announced that President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will plead guilty to federal tax offenses.
• Taylor Swift releases the song "Cruel Summer".
June 21, 2023: 31 people are killed after a gas leak explosion occurs at a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan.
June 22, 2023:
• The video game "Final Fantasy XVI" is released.
• It is announced that all five passengers on the missing Titanic submersible have died.
• More than 40 people go missing after a migrant boat capsizes off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
• News of the RTÉ secret payment scandal breaks in Ireland.
• 2023 NBA draft: The San Antonio Spurs pick Victor Wembanyama.
June 23, 2023:
• The superhero film "The Flash" is released.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin states that the Russian government's justifications for the invasion of Ukraine were based on lies.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin brings his 25,000-strong militia back into Russia after claiming that the Russian Ministry of Defense launched an attack on his forces.
• Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold a cage fight.
• Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice release the song "Barbie World".
June 24, 2023:
• Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin of launching an armed rebellion.
• Wagner Group mutiny: Prigozhin takes control of the main Russian military command base in Rostov-on-Don.
• Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov states that he is willing to help "put down" the Wagner mutiny.
• Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin halts his advance on Moscow after agreeing to a deal.
• The body of missing British actor Julian Sands is found close to where he had been hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains.
June 27, 2023:
• Ryan Seacrest is named as the new host of "Wheel of Fortune".
• Lewis Capaldi cancels all of his tour dates to "adjust to the impact" of Tourette's syndrome.
• 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk is shot dead by police in Paris, France.
June 28, 2023:
• Presumed human remains are recovered among the wreckage of the Titan submersible.
• Protests begin to spread in France over the police killing of Nahel M (17).
• National Geographic lays off its last staff writers after struggling to compete in the digital age.
• Soccer: Kai Havertz joins Arsenal.
June 29, 2023: Actor Alan Arkin passes away at the age of 89.
June 30, 2023:
• The film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is released.
• The US Supreme Court blocks Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
• The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court bans former president Jair Bolsonaro from running for public office until 2030.
• Olivia Rodrigo releases the song "Vampire".

Television shows in May 2023

In May 2023, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Family Stallone

The Night Agent

The Last of Us

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 2023

If you were a kid on May 31, 2023, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Adventures of Paddington

Toys in 2023

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in May 2023.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resident Evil 4 (Remake)

Sons of the Forest

Dead Space (Remake)

Marvel's Midnight Suns

God of War Ragnarök

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

A Plague Tale: Requiem

FIFA 23

Neon White

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 31.

Clint Eastwood

Actor
Born on May 31, 1930
He turned 93 on this day in 2023.

Colin Farrell

Irish actor
Born on May 31, 1976
He turned 47 on this day in 2023.

Marco Reus

German soccer player
Born on May 31, 1989
He turned 34 on this day in 2023.

MO3

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 31, 1992
He was not alive on this date.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on May 31, 2023.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on May 31, 2023 was most likely conceived around September 7, 2022.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 31, 2023 is close to February 21, 2024.

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Statistics

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705 days have passed since this date.
100 weeks have passed.
60,912,000 seconds have passed since May 31, 2023.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 71,064,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 31,430,592,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 10,152,000 times.
You have taken approximately 5,238,432 steps. That's roughly 2,328 miles.
730,944 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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