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May 31st
181 Notable deaths
Abel Bonnard
French writer, poet and politician.
Born December 19th, 1883 in Poitiers.
Died May 31st, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Erich Kähler
German mathematician (1906–2000).
Born January 16th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 94 years old in Wedel.
Yan Gamarnik
Soviet general (1894-1937).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 31st, 1937 at 42 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Gorch Fock
Low german writer.
Born August 22nd, 1880 in Finkenwerder.
Died May 31st, 1916 at 35 years old in Skagerrak (Battle of Jutland).
Paul Pietsch
Racecar driver.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died May 31st, 2012 at 100 years old in Titisee-Neustadt. [ref]
Adolfas Mekas
Lithuanian film director (1925–2011).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Biržai District Municipality.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in United States.
Helene von Druskowitz
Austrian writer and philosopher.
Born May 2nd, 1858 in Hietzing.
Died May 31st, 1918 at 60 years old (dysentery).
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer