May 31st
181 Notable deaths
Gabino Bugallal y Araujo
Spanish author (1861-1932).
Born February 19th, 1861 in Ponteareas.
Died May 31st, 1932 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Egbert Hirschfelder
German rower.
Born July 13th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 2022 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Fenia Chertkoff
Feminist, intellectual, educator, political activist, and sculptor (1869-1927).
Born October 7th, 1869 in Odesa.
Died May 31st, 1927 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
István Szondy
Hungarian modern pentathlete (1925–2017).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Berettyóújfalu.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Georgi Naydenov
Bulgarian footballer (1931-1970).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Sofia.
Died May 31st, 1970 at 38 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction).
Ron Morris
American pole vaulter.
Born April 27th, 1935 in Glendale.
Died May 31st, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Ivan Murray Johnston
American botanist (1898-1960).
Born February 28th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 62 years old in Jamaica Plain.
Anton Collin
Finnish cross-country skier and cyclist.
Born October 12th, 1891 in Pihlajavesi.
Died May 31st, 1973 at 81 years old in Ähtäri.
Miguel Álvarez Pozo
Basketball player (1949-2016).
Born November 26th, 1949 in Pinar del Río.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 66 years old in Havana. [ref]
John Patrick
American rugby union player (1898–1959).
Born November 25th, 1898 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1959 at 60 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 181
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom