Died On May 31st
Discover the most famous people who died on May 31. The list includes people like Adolf Eichmann, Joseph Haydn, Jack Dempsey, Elizabeth Blackwell, Évariste Galois. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, renaissance painters and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Canada and many more countries.
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Jack Dempsey(One of the Most Popular Boxers in American History)
Birthdate: June 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Manassa, Colorado, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Joseph Haydn(Composer of the Classical Period Known As 'Father of the Symphony' & 'Father of the String Quartet')
Birthdate: March 31, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rohrau, Austria
Died: 1809
Birthdate: January 19, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died: 2013
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Timothy Francis Leary(American Psychologist and Writer Known for His Strong Advocacy of Psychedelic Drugs)
Birthdate: October 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1996
Birthdate: February 3, 1821
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bristol
Died: 1910
Birthdate: October 25, 1811
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bourg-la-Reine, French Empire
Died: 1832
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Arlene Francis
(Actress & Radio Talk Show Host)
Birthdate: October 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: September 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chartwell
Died: 2014
Birthdate: August 14, 1688
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1740
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Jennifer Worth
(British Nurse, Midwife, and Memoirist)
Birthdate: September 25, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died: 2011
Birthdate: February 2, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 2009
Birthdate: August 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Tintoretto(One of the Most Important Artists of the Late Renaissance)
Birthdate: 1518 AD
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1594
Birthdate: January 23, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Johnnie Taylor
(Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 5, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2000
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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff
(Artist)
Birthdate: June 13, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Died: 2020
Birthdate: August 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Died: 2022
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Louise Bourgeois(Artist Best Known for Her Large-Scale Sculpture and Installation Art)
Birthdate: December 25, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2010
Birthdate: March 31, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1978
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Roky Erickson
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: July 15, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Austin
Died: 2019
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Billy Strayhorn
(Former Jazz artist known for this three-decade collaboration with Duke Ellington)
Birthdate: November 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1967
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Eliphas Levi
(French Ceremonial Magician, Occultist and Author of 19th Century Book 'Transcendental Magic')
Birthdate: February 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1875
Birthdate: December 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 2004
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William Castle
(Film Director)
Birthdate: April 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1977
Birthdate: July 26, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: 2009
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Mike Marshall
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: January 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Adrian, Michigan, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
(samurai)
Birthdate: September 25, 1358
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kyoto
Died: 1408
28
Petronius Maximus
(Roman emperor of the West for two and a half months in 455)
Birthdate: 0397 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0455
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Fathia Nkrumah
(First Lady)
Birthdate: February 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: El-Zaytoun, Egypt
Died: 2007
Birthdate: August 12, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dresden, Saxony
Died: 1963
Birthdate: April 10, 1769
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lectoure, France
Died: 1809
Birthdate: May 11, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1995
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Isaac I Komnenos
(Military officer)
Birthdate: 1007 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: 1061
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Colleen Madamombe
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
Died: 2009
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
(President)
Birthdate: August 17, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marrakesh, Morocco
Died: 2016
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Sunanda Kumariratana
(Queen)
Birthdate: November 10, 1860
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Died: 1880
Birthdate: September 20, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: 1999
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Géza II of Hungary
(King of Hungary and Croatia (1141 - 1162))
Birthdate: 1130 AD
Birthplace: Tolna
Died: 1162
Birthdate: August 11, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bexhill, England
Died: 1991
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Thomas Chalmers
(Vice-President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh From 1835 to 1842)
Birthdate: March 17, 1780
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Died: 1847
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Juan Antonio de Zunzunegui
(Spanish novelist)
Birthdate: December 21, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Portugalete, Spain
Died: 1982
Birthdate: April 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gummersbach, Germany
Died: 2020
Birthdate: December 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Breda
Died: 2016
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Martha Mitchell
(Political Activists)
Birthdate: September 2, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Died: 1976
Birthdate: December 21, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chatham, England
Died: 2001
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Charles Lee Remington
(Entomologist)
Birthdate: January 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Reedville, Virginia, United States
Died: 2007
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Paul Pietsch
(German Racing Driver)
Birthdate: June 20, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Died: 2012
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Ernest de Sarzec
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: August 11, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rennes, France
Died: 1901
Birthdate: December 9, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Council
Died: 1986
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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: 1050 AD
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Died: 1076