About May 31st

Sun Sign
♊ Gemini
Air · Mercury
adaptable, outgoing, intelligent, curious
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Birthstone
Emerald
Deep green
Rebirth, fertility, wisdom
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Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Hawthorn
Happiness, humility, sweetness
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Celtic Tree
Hawthorn
Huath
creative, multi-talented, ironic, curious
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219 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
10 Cancer
3 Gunshot Wound
3 Hanging To Death
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

6 2017
5 2009
5 1945
5 2000
4 1962

Deaths by gender

184 Male
35 Female

Top death places

11 New York City
7 Paris
6 Berlin
5 Moscow
4 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

Adolf Eichmann

German-austrian ss officer and one of the major organizers of the holocaust (1906–1962).

Born March 19th, 1906 in Solingen.

Died May 31st, 1962 at 56 years old in Ramla (hanging to death). [ref]

KK

Indian playback singer (1968–2022).

Born August 23rd, 1968 in Delhi.

Died May 31st, 2022 at 53 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Timothy Leary

American psychologist (1920–1996).

Born October 22nd, 1920 in Springfield.

Died May 31st, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).

Robert Pickton

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024).

Born October 24th, 1949 in Port Coquitlam.

Died May 31st, 2024 at 74 years old in Quebec City (stabbing). [ref]

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela

Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the cali cartel (1939–2022).

Born January 30th, 1939 in Mariquita.

Died May 31st, 2022 at 83 years old in Federal Correctional Complex, Butner. [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1972
11 1989
11 1983
10 1955
10 1962

Birthdays by gender

405 Male
124 Female

Top birth places

7 London
6 Chicago
6 Paris
5 Mexico City
5 New York City

Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus