May 31st
161 Notable deaths
Rein de Waal
Field hockey player.
Born November 24th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died May 31st, 1985 at 80 years old in Amsterdam.
Joseph Van Dam
Professional road bicycle racer from belgium (1901-1986).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Willebroek. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1986 at 84 years old in Willebroek.
Nasib bey Yusifbeyli
2nd prime minister of the azerbaijan democratic republic.
Died May 31st, 1920 at 38 years old in Kurdamir (murder).
George Webber
British long-distance runner (1895-1950).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Ipswich.
Died May 31st, 1950 at 54 years old in Luton.
Bernhard Britz
Swedish racing cyclist (1906-1935).
Born March 27th, 1906.
Died May 31st, 1935 at 29 years old in Gagnef Municipality (traffic collision).
Georg Johnsson
Swedish racing cyclist.
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Brunflo.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 58 years old
Carl Axel Pettersson
Olympic curler.
Born April 13th, 1874 in Mönsterås.
Died May 31st, 1962 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ron Morris
American pole vaulter.
Born April 27th, 1935 in Glendale.
Died May 31st, 2024 at 89 years old [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).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes