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Deaths on the 31st of May in history

Deaths
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31 May 0455 Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)
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31 May 1076 Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050)
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31 May 1091 Hendrik van Verdun bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies
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31 May 1162 Géza II of Hungary (b. 1130)
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31 May 1198 Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen rabbi of Mainz, dies
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31 May 1349 Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell, English politician (b. 1297)
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31 May 1408 Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)
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31 May 1495 Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (b. 1415)
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31 May 1504 Engelbert II earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies
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31 May 1551 Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo: Italian set designer
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31 May 1551 Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo Italian set designer, dies
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31 May 1558 Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)
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31 May 1567 Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
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31 May 1567 P
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31 May 1594 Tintoretto, Italian painter (b. 1518)
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31 May 1620 Willem Louis earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59
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31 May 1665 Pieter J Saenredam Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67
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31 May 1680 Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
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31 May 1696 Heinrich Schwemmer composer, dies at 75
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31 May 1740 Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)
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31 May 1747 Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1686)
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31 May 1806 Micha
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31 May 1809 Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1732)
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31 May 1809 Jean Lannes, French general (b. 1769)
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31 May 1809 Ferdinand von Schill Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33
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31 May 1809 Franz Josef Haydn Austrian composer (Jahreszeiten), dies in Wien (Vienna) Austria at 77
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31 May 1831 Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (b. 1757)
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31 May 1832 Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)
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31 May 1832
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31 May 1837 Joseph Grimaldi, English comedian and actor, created the clown (b. 1779)
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31 May 1846 Philip Marheineke, German pastor (b. 1780)
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31 May 1847 Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)
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31 May 1848 Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)
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31 May 1849 L
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31 May 1854 Vatroslav Lisinski composer, dies at 34
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31 May 1862 Robert Hatton Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 34
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31 May 1900 James Loudon Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75
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31 May 1900 John Power Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle
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31 May 1906 Hermann Schell German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56
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31 May 1906 King Alfonso XIII assassinated in Madrid
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31 May 1906 Victoria von Battenberg assassinated in Madrid
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31 May 1908 Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
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31 May 1908 C L "Boy" Johnson cricketer (Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies
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31 May 1910 Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician (b. 1821)
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31 May 1916 Horace Hood British spy (Battle of Jutland), dies in battle
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31 May 1928 Ludwig Enneccerus German leader, dies at 85
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31 May 1928 Manuel de Oliveira Lima Brazilian historian, dies at 60
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31 May 1931 Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
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31 May 1931 Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
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31 May 1942 Reinhard Heydrich German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated
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31 May 1945 Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
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31 May 1947 Adrienne Ames actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39
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31 May 1947 Henri G Casadesus Fr altviolist/composer (viola d'amour), dies at 66
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31 May 1948 Jose Vianna da Motta composer, dies at 80
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31 May 1952 Walter Schellenberg German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies
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31 May 1954 Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector (b. 1873)
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31 May 1955 "Wild Bill" Vukovich: Killed in Indy 500
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31 May 1955 "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500
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31 May 1955 Raoul Gunsbourg composer, dies at 95
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31 May 1957 Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
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31 May 1957 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (b. 1878)
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31 May 1960 Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
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31 May 1960 Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician (b. 1890)
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31 May 1961 Walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877)
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31 May 1961 ? Trujillo Dominican Republic President, assassinated at 69
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31 May 1962 Henry F. Ashurst, American politician (b. 1874)
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31 May 1962 Adolf Eichmann, German colonel (b. 1906)
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31 May 1962 Erik von Holst, Estonian-German sailor (b. 1894)
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31 May 1962 Eduardo Toldra composer, dies at 67
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31 May 1963 Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (b. 1867)
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31 May 1963 Carel C van Essen archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63
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31 May 1967 Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)
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31 May 1970 Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)
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31 May 1971 Dainty Ironmonger cricketer (74 wickets in 14 Tests after age 46), dies
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31 May 1971 Massimo Campigli Italian painter/illustrator, dies at 75
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31 May 1971 Reinhold Niebuhr US theologist, dies at 78
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31 May 1972 Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician (b. 1895)
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31 May 1973 Albert Egges van Giffen Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89
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31 May 1974 Adelle Davis US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70
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31 May 1976 Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
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31 May 1976 Martha Mitchell wife of former Attorney General John Mitchell, dies in New York at 57
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31 May 1977 William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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31 May 1978 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
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31 May 1979 Nigel Howard cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies
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31 May 1981 Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914)
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31 May 1982 Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930)
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31 May 1983 Jack Dempsey, American boxer (b. 1895)
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31 May 1985 Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
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31 May 1986 Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (b. 1918)
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31 May 1986 James Rainwater, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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31 May 1987 John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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31 May 1987 Dorothy Patrick actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies
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31 May 1989 Charles A Hufnagel: Doc (artificial heart valve pioneer), dies at 72
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31 May 1989 Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900)
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31 May 1989 Dr Charles A Hufnagel artificial heart valve pioneer, dies at 72
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31 May 1989 Terry Drinkwater CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
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31 May 1991 H N "Swanie" Swanson: Literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke
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31 May 1991 Angus Wilson [Johnstone-W] British writer (Wrong Set), dies
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31 May 1992 Walter Neugebauer, Croatian-German author and illustrator (b. 1921)
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31 May 1992 Lutz Stavenhagen top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52
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31 May 1993 Francis Lynch, American politician (b. 1920)
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31 May 1993 John Granger actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69
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31 May 1994 Emmanuel "Manny" Klein: Trumpeter, dies at 86
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31 May 1994 Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (b. 1909)
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31 May 1994 Uzay Heparı, Turkish composer, music producer, songwriter and actor (b. 1969)
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31 May 1994 Doug Freeman cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for New Zealand 1933), dies
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31 May 1994 Emmanuel "Manny" Klein trumpeter, dies at 86
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31 May 1994 Sidney Gilliat British screenwriter/director, dies at 86
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31 May 1995 Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)
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31 May 1995 Tim Mara owner (New York Giants), dies at 59
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31 May 1996 Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)
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31 May 1996 Colin Morris playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80
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31 May 1996 Elsbeary Hobbs singer, dies at 59
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31 May 1996 Neela Sanjiva Reddy President of India (1977-82), dies
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31 May 1996 Paul Peter Piech artist, dies at 76
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31 May 1996 Peter Gordon Dorrell archaeologist/photographer, dies at 68
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31 May 1996 Timothy Francis Leary Harvard professor/LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75
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31 May 1997 Rosie Will Monroe WWII icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76
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31 May 1998 Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912)
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31 May 1999 Neil Shanahan, Irish race car driver (b. 1979)
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31 May 2000 Johnnie Taylor, American singer (b. 1938)
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31 May 2000 A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (b. 1928)
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31 May 2001 Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (b. 1907)
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31 May 2002 Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (b. 1929)
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31 May 2004 Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist
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31 May 2004 Robert Quine, American guitarist (Richard Hell and the Voidoids) (b. 1941)
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31 May 2004 Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (b. 1941)
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31 May 2006 Ryan Bennett, American sportscaster (b. 1970)
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31 May 2006 Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (b. 1933)
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31 May 2006 Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
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31 May 2006 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter (b. 1930)
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31 May 2008 John Ambler, English businessman (b. 1924)
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31 May 2009 Millvina Dean, English civil servant and cartographer; Titanic survivor (b. 1912)
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31 May 2009 Danny La Rue, Irish-born English drag entertainer and singer (b. 1927)
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31 May 2009 George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)
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31 May 2010 Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)
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31 May 2010 Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (b. 1933)
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31 May 2010 William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)
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31 May 2010 Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)
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31 May 2010 Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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31 May 2011 Pauline Betz, American tennis player (b. 1919)
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31 May 2011 Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)
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31 May 2011 Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)
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31 May 2011 Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)
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31 May 2011 John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)
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31 May 2011 Adolfas Mekas, Lithuanian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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31 May 2011 Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (b. 1925)
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31 May 2011 Grant Sullivan, American actor (b. 1924)
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31 May 2011 Sølvi Wang, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1929)
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31 May 2012 Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)
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31 May 2012 Farid Habib, Lebanese politician (b. 1935)
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31 May 2012 Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
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31 May 2012 Mark Midler, Russian fencer (b. 1931)
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31 May 2012 Paul Pietsch, German race car driver (b. 1911)
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31 May 2012 Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)
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31 May 2013 Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (b. 1926)
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31 May 2013 Abir Goswami, Indian actor (b. 1976)
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31 May 2013 Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author (b. 1933)
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31 May 2013 Miguel Méndez, American author and poet (b. 1930)
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31 May 2013 Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)
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31 May 2013 Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)
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31 May 2013 Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (b. 1923)
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31 May 2014 Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)
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31 May 2014 Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
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31 May 2014 Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)
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31 May 2014 Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924)
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31 May 2014 Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
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31 May 2014 Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet (b. 1936)
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31 May 2014 Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English aristocrat (b. 1922)
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