May 31st
152 Notable deaths
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
Catholic cardinal (1866-1931).
Born April 6th, 1866 in Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1931 at 65 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
István Szondy
Hungarian modern pentathlete (1925-2017).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Berettyóújfalu.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Rodolfo Pini
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2000).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 73 years old
Ștefana Velisar Teodoreanu
Romanian poet, translator.
Born October 17th, 1897 in St. Moritz.
Died May 31st, 1995 at 97 years old in Romania.
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.
Francesco Colasuonno
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Grumo Appula.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 78 years old in Grumo Appula.
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]
Anton Collin
Finnish cross-country skier and cyclist.
Born October 12th, 1891 in Pihlajavesi.
Died May 31st, 1973 at 81 years old in Ähtäri.
Ivan Murray Johnston
American botanist (1898-1960).
Born February 28th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 62 years old in Massachusetts.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs