Deaths on May 31
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 31 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 31, 2026.
H. Basil S. Cooke
South African-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Aníbal Quijano
Peruvian sociologist
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Satoru Anzaki
Japanese businessman
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Rosa Briceño Ortiz
Venezuelan conductor
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Etienne Sansonetti
French footballer
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
James B. Beard
American horticultural scientist
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Michael D. Ford
English film art director and set decorator
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Gabriel Gascon
Canadian actor (If I Were a Spy
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Tom Bernard
American actor (Yankee Fakir
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Fredric Arnold
American actor and writer (The Seventh Sign
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Takeo Kojima
professional Japanese Mahjong player
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar
Indian politician
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Dawam Rahardjo
Indonesian Islamic scholar and economist
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Michel Stolker
Dutch racing cyclist
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Jerry Martinson
American-born Taiwanese Jesuit priest
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Derek Neilson
Scottish footballer (Brechin City
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Aziz Mohammed
Iraqi politician
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Elena Verdugo
American actress (Marcus Welby
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
William Duborgh Jensen
Norwegian fashion designer
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Lyn James
Welsh-born Australian actress (The Young Doctors)
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Lawrence Jenkins
American World War II veteran and memoirist
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Daniel Kucera
American Roman Catholic bishop
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Frederick Leboyer
French obstetrician
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Lubomyr Husar
Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic hierarch
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Tom Graham
American football player (Denver Broncos
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Benjamin Melendez
American gang leader (Ghetto Brothers)
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Graham Webb
British racing cyclist
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
José Carlos Melo
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Kathy Smith
Australian politician
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Sonny West
American actor and stuntman (Stay Away
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Robert Hammond
Ghanaian footballer (Hearts of Oak
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Ugo Pagliai
Italian actor.
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Valère Somé
Burkina Faso politician and revolutionary leader.
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Tom Gilbey
British fashion designer
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Del ‘Sonny’ West
American actor and stuntman (Stay Away
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
István Szondy
Hungarian modern pentathlete
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Parvathamma Rajkumar
Indian film producer
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Olav Djupvik
Norwegian politician
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Thomas E. Schaefer
American Air Force colonel
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Sergio Adolfo Govi
Italian-born Central African Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Greg Melvill-Smith
South African actor
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
James Campbell
English historian
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Jules Browde
(South African lawyer).
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Rudra Madhab Ray
Indian politician
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Steve Szkotak
American journalist (Associated Press)
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
David Tod Roy
Chinese translator
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Carla Lane
English television writer (The Liver Birds
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz
The 3rd elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Thomas Fekete
American indie rock guitarist (Surfer Blood)
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Rupert Neudeck
German journalist and humanitarian
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican politician
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Jan Crouch
American televangelist and broadcasting executive (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Chen Wei-chau
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Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
François Mahé
French professional cyclist
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Françoise-Hélène Jourda
French architect
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Mario Saliwa
South African first-class cricketer
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Hiroshi Koizumi
Japanese actor (Mothra
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Slim Richey
American guitarist
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Pat Petersen
American marathon runner
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Christina Reid
Irish playwright
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Nico Castel
Portuguese-born American tenor
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Karl Wlaschek
Austrian executive
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Azmat Rana
Pakistani cricketer
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Elvin Feltner
American broadcaster and film producer (Carnival Magic)
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Gerald E. Brown
American theoretical physicist
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Mufti Abdullah
Pakistani politician
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Jean Stapleton
American actress (All in the Family
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Tim Samaras
American tornado chaser (Storm Chasers
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Marta Romero
American Puerto Rican actress and singer
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Richie Phillips
American baseball umpire union official
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Jairo Mora
Costa Rican environmentalist
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Miguel Méndez
American author
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Frederic Lindsay
Scottish novelist
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Jeffrey Hunker
American cyber security expert and academic
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Tommy Henderson
English footballer (Burnley F.C.)
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Abir Goswami
Indian television actor
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Jiří Bruder
Czech actor
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Marilyn Beck
American syndicated entertainment journalist and columnist
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Mary Anthony
American choreographer
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Sir Godfrey Taylor
British local government leader
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
British aristocrat
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Steven H. Scheuer
American film and television historian and critic
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Jon Sandsmark
Norwegian textile artist
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Margaret Rodgers
Australian deaconess
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Brajanath Ratha
Indian Oriya poet
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Pat McDonagh
British-born Canadian fashion designer
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Lewis Katz
American media (The Philadelphia Inquirer
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Martha Hyer
American actress (Some Came Running
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Hoss Ellington
American race car driver and team owner (NASCAR)
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Jack Dittmer
American baseball player (Boston/Milwaukee Braves)
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Marinho Chagas
Brazilian footballer (Botafogo
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Jack Casley
English football player (Torquay
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014