May 31st
181 Notable deaths
Diedrich Hermann Westermann
German missionary, africanist, and linguist.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1956 at 80 years old in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Henry Heerup
Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died May 31st, 1993 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Hilde Körber
German actress (1906-1969).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Richard Rosson
American filmmaker (1893-1953).
Born April 4th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 60 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Max Trapp
German composer (1887-1971).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Berlin.
John Hawkes
Australian tennis player.
Born June 7th, 1899 in Geelong.
Died May 31st, 1990 at 90 years old in Geelong.
Silvestre Igoa
Spanish footballer (1920-1969).
Born September 5th, 1920 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 48 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Raoul Gunsbourg
Opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955).
Born January 6th, 1860 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1955 at 95 years old in Monte Carlo.
Nasib bey Yusifbeyli
2nd prime minister of the azerbaijan democratic republic.
Died May 31st, 1920 at 38 years old in Kurdamir (murder).
Irene Manton
British botanist (1904-1988).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Kensington.
Died May 31st, 1988 at 84 years old in Chapel Allerton.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 181
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha