Famous Deaths on May 31, Who Died on May 31
Here is a list who died on May 31. Famous deaths for the 31st of May. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on May 31. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1076 | Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050) |
| 1089 | Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne |
| 1162 | Géza II, king of Hungary (b. 1130) |
| 1321 | Birger, king of Sweden (b. 1280) |
| 1326 | Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271) |
| 1329 | Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261) |
| 1349 | Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) |
| 1370 | Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295) |
| 1408 | Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun (b. 1358) |
| 1410 | Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (b. 1356) |
| 1504 | Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451) |
| 1558 | Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505) |
| 1567 | Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522) |
| 1594 | Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518) |
| 1601 | Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547) |
| 1640 | Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown) |
| 1665 | Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597) |
| 1680 | Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650) |
| 1740 | Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688) |
| 1747 | Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686) |
| 1809 | Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732) |
| 1831 | Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757) |
| 1832 | Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811) |
| 1837 | Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779) |
| 1846 | Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780) |
| 1847 | Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780) |
| 1848 | Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805) |
| 1899 | Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818) |
| 1908 | Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839) |
| 1909 | Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852) |
| 1910 | Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821) |
| 1931 | Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866) |
| 1945 | Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904) |
| 1954 | Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873) |
| 1957 | Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890) |
| 1960 | Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882) |
| 1962 | Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874) |
| 1967 | Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915) |
| 1970 | Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929) |
| 1976 | Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910) |
| 1977 | William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914) |
| 1978 | József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925) |
| 1981 | Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914) |
| 1982 | Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930) |
| 1983 | Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895) |
| 1985 | Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (b. 1921) |
| 1986 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (b. 1918) |
| 1987 | John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937) |
| 1989 | Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900) |
| 1993 | Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (b. 1983) |
| 1994 | Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (b. 1969) |
| 1995 | Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930) |
| 1996 | Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920) |
| 1998 | Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912) |
| 2000 | Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1936) |
| 2001 | Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907) |
| 2002 | Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (b. 1929) |
| 2004 | Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1954) |
| 2006 | Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (b. 1933) |
| 2009 | Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927) |
| 2010 | Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911) |
| 2011 | Pauline Betz, American tennis player (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919) |
| 2013 | Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917) |
| 2016 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976 |
| 2022 | Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (b. 1968) |
| 455 | Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396) |
| 930 | Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (b. 896) |
| 960 | Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (b. 909) |
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