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May 31st
222 Notable deaths
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.
Owen Lattimore
American scholar of central asia (1900-1989).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in Providence.
József Bozsik
Hungarian footballer (1925-1978).
Born November 28th, 1925 in Kispest.
Died May 31st, 1978 at 52 years old in Budapest (heart failure).
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican republic general (1920-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Puerto Plata.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Santo Domingo (pneumonia).
Willy Stöwer
German artist and illustrator (1864-1931).
Born May 22nd, 1864 in Wolgast.
Died May 31st, 1931 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Leonid Pasternak
Russian artist (1862-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1862 in Odesa.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 83 years old in Oxford.
Lew Cody
American actor (1884-1934).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1934 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franz Strauss
German composer and virtuoso horn player. father of richard strauss (1822–1905).
Born February 26th, 1822 in Parkstein.
Died May 31st, 1905 at 83 years old in Munich.
Angus Wilson
British author (1913–1991).
Born August 11th, 1913 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died May 31st, 1991 at 77 years old in Bury St Edmunds.
Adrienne Ames
American actress (1907–1947).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Fort Worth.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 39 years old in New York City (cancer).
Petar Mladenov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party (1936–2000).
Born August 22nd, 1936 in Toshevtsi.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 63 years old in Sofia.
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Winnipeg.
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
James Crawford
Australian legal academic and practitioner (1948-2021).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Adelaide.
Died May 31st, 2021 at 72 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Davor Dujmović
Bosnia and herzegovina actor (1969–1999).
Born September 20th, 1969 in Serbia, Sarajevo.
Died May 31st, 1999 at 29 years old in Novo Mesto (hanging to death).
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Sahrawi politician.
Born August 17th, 1947 in Smara.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 68 years old in Tindouf (lung cancer). [ref]
William A. Fraker
American film director, producer and cinematographer (1923-2010).
Born September 29th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died May 31st, 2010 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914-2006).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Jim McMullan
American actor (1936–2019).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Long Beach.
Died May 31st, 2019 at 82 years old in Wofford Heights (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jiří Bělohlávek
Czech conductor (1946-2017).
Born February 24th, 1946 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2017 at 71 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Ryamizard Ryacudu
Indonesian politician.
Born April 21st, 1950 in Palembang.
Died May 31st, 2026 at 76 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital. [ref]
James Rainwater
American physicist.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
French chemist (1817-1880).
Born October 24th, 1817 in Draguignan.
Died May 31st, 1880 at 62 years old in Paris.
Horace Hood
British first world war admiral killed in action (1870-1916).
Born October 2nd, 1870 in London.
Died May 31st, 1916 at 45 years old in North Sea (Battle of Jutland).
Francis Harvey
Officer of the british royal marine light infantry posthumously awarded the victoria cross (1873–1916).
Born April 29th, 1873 in Sydenham.
Died May 31st, 1916 at 43 years old in North Sea.
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