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May 31st
219 Notable deaths
Eliphas Levi
French occult writer and poet (1810–1875).
Born February 8th, 1810 in Paris.
Died May 31st, 1875 at 65 years old in Paris.
Odilo Globočnik
Austrian-german ss officer, ss-group leader and lieutenant general of the police, temporary leader of operation reinhardt (1904–1945).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Trieste.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 41 years old in Paternion (cyanide poisoning).
C. L. R. James
Trinidadian historian, journalist and marxist (1901–1989).
Born January 4th, 1901 in Tunapuna.
Died May 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in London.
William Castle
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1914–1977).
Born April 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died May 31st, 1977 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Walther Funk
German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf.
Hannah Höch
German artist (1889–1978).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Gotha. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1978 at 88 years old in Berlin, West Berlin. [ref]
Stanley Fischer
Israeli-american economist.
Born October 15th, 1943 in Mazabuka.
Died May 31st, 2025 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Mike McCallum
Jamaican boxer.
Born December 7th, 1956 in Kingston.
Died May 31st, 2025 at 68 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Angelo Moriondo
Italian inventor known for inventing the first espresso machine (1851–1914).
Born June 6th, 1851 in Turin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1914 at 62 years old in Marentino.
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator (1931–2006).
Born May 17th, 1932 in New York City.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 74 years old in Hartford.
Fathia Nkrumah
First lady of ghana and wife of kwame nkrumah (1932-2007).
Born February 22nd, 1932 in Cairo.
Died May 31st, 2007 at 75 years old in Cairo (stroke). [ref]
Robert Quine
American guitarist (1942–2004).
Born December 30th, 1942 in Akron.
Died May 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Ama Ata Aidoo
Ghanaian author and poet.
Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old in Accra (disease). [ref]
Tino Insana
American actor (1948-2017).
Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Sunanda Kumariratana
Queen consort of thailand (1860-1880).
Born November 10th, 1860 in Bangkok.
Died May 31st, 1880 at 19 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Jacques Monod
French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).
Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia).
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist (1885–1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Mbaye Diagne
Senegalese army officer (1958-1994).
Born March 18th, 1958 in Senegal.
Died May 31st, 1994 at 36 years old in Kigali.
Edith Hamilton
American teacher and writer (1867–1963).
Born August 12th, 1867 in Dresden.
Died May 31st, 1963 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C..
Amitai Etzioni
German-israeli immigrant to the united states, sociologist and political theorist of communitarianism.
Born January 4th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died May 31st, 2023 at 94 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Anil Biswas
Indian composer (1914–2003).
Born July 7th, 1914 in Barishal.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Walther Kadow
German murder victim (1860-1923).
Born January 29th, 1860 in Hagenow.
Died May 31st, 1923 at 63 years old in Parchim (blunt trauma).
Pauline Betz
American tennis player (1919–2011).
Born August 6th, 1919 in Dayton.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 91 years old in Potomac.
Prince Georg of Bavaria
Bavarian prince.
Born April 2nd, 1880 in Munich.
Died May 31st, 1943 at 63 years old in Rome.
Dora Russell
British writer, feminist and socialist campaigner (1894-1986).
Born April 3rd, 1894 in Thornton Heath.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 92 years old in Porthcurno.
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