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May 31st

152 Notable deaths

Robert Quine

American guitarist.

Born December 30th, 1942 in Akron. [ref]

Died May 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Jacques Monod

French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).

Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia). [ref]

Mbaye Diagne

Senegalese army officer (1958-1994).

Born March 18th, 1958 in Senegal.

Died May 31st, 1994 at 36 years old in Kigali (killed in action).

Tino Insana

American actor (1948-2017).

Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.

Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

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]

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author and poet.

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor.

Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old (disease). [ref]

Edith Hamilton

American teacher and writer.

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 singer.

Born July 7th, 1914 in Barishal.

Died May 31st, 2003 at 88 years old in New Delhi.

Pauline Betz

American tennis player (1919-2011).

Born August 6th, 1919 in Dayton.

Died May 31st, 2011 at 91 years old in Potomac.

Deaths 31 to 40 of 152

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