People who died on May 31 104
Petronius Maximus
d. 455 (b. 396)
Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)
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Liu Hua (Southern Han)
d. 930 (b. 896)
Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (b. 896)
Fujiwara no Morosuke
d. 960 (b. 909)
Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (b. 909)
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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
d. 1076 (b. 1050)
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050)
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Sigwin von Are
d. 1089
Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne
Géza II of Hungary
d. 1162 (b. 1130)
Géza II, king of Hungary (b. 1130)
Birger, King of Sweden
d. 1321 (b. 1280)
Birger, king of Sweden (b. 1280)
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley
d. 1326 (b. 1271)
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271)
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Albertino Mussato
d. 1329 (b. 1261)
Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261)
Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell
d. 1349 (b. 1297)
Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)
Vitalis of Assisi
d. 1370 (b. 1295)
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
d. 1408 (b. 1358)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1408)
Martin of Aragon
d. 1410 (b. 1356)
Martin of Aragon (d. 1410)
Engelbert II of Nassau
d. 1504 (b. 1451)
Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)
Philip Hoby
d. 1558 (b. 1505)
Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)
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Guido de Bres
d. 1567 (b. 1522)
Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
Tintoretto
d. 1594 (b. 1518)
Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
d. 1665 (b. 1597)
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (d. 1665)
Joachim Neander
d. 1680 (b. 1650)
Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
Frederick William I of Prussia
d. 1740 (b. 1688)
Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)
Andrey Osterman
d. 1747 (b. 1686)
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1747)
Joseph Haydn
d. 1809 (b. 1732)
Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)
Jean Lannes
d. 1809 (b. 1769)
Jean Lannes, French general (b. 1769)
Samuel Bentham
d. 1831 (b. 1757)
Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757)
Évariste Galois
d. 1832 (b. 1811)
Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)
Joseph Grimaldi
d. 1837 (b. 1779)
Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779)
Philip Marheineke
d. 1846 (b. 1780)
Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)
Thomas Chalmers
d. 1847 (b. 1780)
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)
Eugénie de Guérin
d. 1848 (b. 1805)
Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)
Louis-Honoré Fréchette
d. 1908 (b. 1839)
Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
Thomas Price (South Australian politician)
d. 1909 (b. 1852)
Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
Elizabeth Blackwell
d. 1910 (b. 1821)
Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
d. 1931 (b. 1866)
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
Willy Stöwer
d. 1931 (b. 1864)
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
Odilo Globocnik
d. 1945 (b. 1904)
Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
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Antonis Benakis
d. 1954 (b. 1873)
Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
Stefanos Sarafis
d. 1957 (b. 1890)
Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
Leopold Staff
d. 1957 (b. 1878)
Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
Willem Elsschot
d. 1960 (b. 1882)
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
Walther Funk
d. 1960 (b. 1890)
Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics (d. 1960)
Henry F. Ashurst
d. 1962 (b. 1874)
Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (d. 1962)
Billy Strayhorn
d. 1967 (b. 1915)
Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)
Terry Sawchuk
d. 1970 (b. 1929)
Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)
Jacques Monod
d. 1976 (b. 1910)
Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
William Castle
d. 1977 (b. 1914)
William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
József Bozsik
d. 1978 (b. 1925)
József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
d. 1981 (b. 1914)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914)
Carlo Mauri
d. 1982 (b. 1930)
Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930)
Jack Dempsey
d. 1983 (b. 1895)
Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)
Gaston Rébuffat
d. 1985 (b. 1921)
Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (b. 1921)
Jane Frank
d. 1986 (b. 1918)
Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986)
James Rainwater
d. 1986 (b. 1917)
James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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John Abraham (director)
d. 1987 (b. 1937)
John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Owen Lattimore
d. 1989 (b. 1900)
Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900)
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Uzay Heparı
d. 1994 (b. 1969)
Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (b. 1969)
Herva Nelli
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (b. 1909)
Stanley Elkin
d. 1995 (b. 1930)
Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)
Timothy Leary
d. 1996 (b. 1920)
Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)
Charles Van Acker
d. 1998 (b. 1912)
Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912)
Petar Mladenov
d. 2000 (b. 1936)
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1936)
Tito Puente
d. 2000 (b. 1923)
Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1923)
A. Jeyaratnam Wilson
d. 2000 (b. 1928)
A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (b. 1928)
Arlene Francis
d. 2001 (b. 1907)
Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907)
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Subhash Gupte
d. 2002 (b. 1929)
Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (b. 1929)
Aiyathurai Nadesan
d. 2004 (b. 1954)
Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1954)
Robert Quine
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. 1941)
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Étienne Roda-Gil
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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Ryan Bennett (sportscaster)
d. 2006 (b. 1970)
Ryan Bennett, American sportscaster (b. 1970)
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (d. 2006)
Raymond Davis, Jr.
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
Danny La Rue
d. 2009 (b. 1927)
Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)
George Tiller
d. 2009 (b. 1941)
George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)
Louise Bourgeois
d. 2010 (b. 1911)
Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)
Brian Duffy (photographer)
d. 2010 (b. 1933)
Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (b. 1933)
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William A. Fraker
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)
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Rubén Juárez
d. 2010 (b. 1947)
Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)
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Merata Mita
d. 2010 (b. 1942)
Merata Mita, New Zealand director and producer (d. 2010)
Pauline Betz
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
Pauline Betz, American tennis player (d. 2011)
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Jonas Bevacqua
d. 2011 (b. 1977)
Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)
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Derek Hodge
d. 2011 (b. 1941)
Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)
Hans Keilson
d. 2011 (b. 1909)
Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)
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John Martin (Royal Navy officer)
d. 2011 (b. 1918)
John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)
Andy Robustelli
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (b. 1925)
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Christopher Challis
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)
Randall B. Kester
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
Paul Pietsch
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (b. 1911)
Orlando Woolridge
d. 2012 (b. 1959)
Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)
Gerald E. Brown
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (b. 1926)
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Frederic Lindsay
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (d. 2013)
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Miguel Méndez
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (d. 2013)
Tim Samaras
d. 2013 (b. 1957)
Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)
Jairo Mora Sandoval
d. 2013 (b. 1987)
Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)
Jean Stapleton
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Jean Stapleton, American actress (b. 1923)
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Marilyn Beck
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)
Marinho Chagas
d. 2014 (b. 1952)
Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
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Hoss Ellington
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)
Martha Hyer
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Martha Hyer, American actress (d. 2014)
Lewis Katz
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (b. 1922)
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Gladys Taylor (publisher)
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917)
Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (d. 2016)
Jan Crouch
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938)
Carla Lane
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Carla Lane, English television writer (b. 1928)
Rupert Neudeck
d. 2016 (b. 1939)
Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939)