May 31st
181 Notable deaths
Willy Stöwer
German artist and illustrator (1864-1931).
Born May 22nd, 1864 in Wolgast. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1931 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Leonid Pasternak
Russian artist (1862-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1862 in Odesa. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1945 at 83 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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]
Angus Wilson
British author (1913-1991).
Born August 11th, 1913 in Bexhill-on-Sea. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1991 at 77 years old in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]
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.
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 Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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).
Mohamed Abdelaziz
(1947-2016).
Born August 17th, 1947 in Marrakesh.
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).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 181
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk