May 31st
161 Notable deaths
Anibal Quijano
Peruvian sociologist (1928-2018).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Yanama District.
Died May 31st, 2018 at 89 years old in Lima.
Max Blecher
Romanian writer (1909-1938).
Born September 8th, 1909 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1938 at 28 years old in Roman (disease).
Dan van Husen
German actor (1945-2020).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Gummersbach.
Died May 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Ilminster (COVID-19). [ref]
Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Catholic cardinal (1865-1951).
Born August 16th, 1865 in Ashland.
Died May 31st, 1951 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
Barbara Ward
British economist; life peer (1914-1981).
Born May 23rd, 1914 in Heworth.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Lodsworth (cancer).
Hiroshi Koizumi
Japanese actor and tv presenter (1926-2015).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Kamakura.
Died May 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Tom Naudé
South african politician (1889-1969).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Middelburg.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 80 years old in Cape Town.
Faisal Husseini
Palestinian politician (1940–2001).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Baghdad.
Died May 31st, 2001 at 60 years old in Kuwait (myocardial infarction).
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Spanish sculptor of the twentieth century (1933–2006).
Born September 28th, 1933 in Villanueva de Algaidas.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 72 years old in Antequera (prostate cancer).
Rupert Neudeck
German journalist.
Born May 14th, 1939 in Gdańsk.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Siegburg (surgical complications).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 161
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut