Lawrence Jenkins
American World War II veteran and memoiristDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
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.
Daniel Kucera
American Roman Catholic bishopDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Frederick Leboyer
French obstetrician Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Lubomyr Husar
Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic hierarchDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Tom Graham
American football player (Denver BroncosDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Benjamin Melendez
American gang leader (Ghetto Brothers)Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Graham Webb
British racing cyclistDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
José Carlos Melo
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Kathy Smith
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Sonny West
American actor and stuntman (Stay AwayDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Robert Hammond
Ghanaian footballer (Hearts of OakDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Valère Somé
Burkina Faso politician and revolutionary leader. Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Tom Gilbey
British fashion designerDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Del ‘Sonny’ West
American actor and stuntman (Stay AwayDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
István Szondy
Hungarian modern pentathleteDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Parvathamma Rajkumar
Indian film producerDied on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Olav Djupvik
Norwegian politicianDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Thomas E. Schaefer
American Air Force colonelDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Sergio Adolfo Govi
Italian-born Central African Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Greg Melvill-Smith
South African actorDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
James Campbell
English historianDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Jules Browde
(South African lawyer). Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Rudra Madhab Ray
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Steve Szkotak
American journalist (Associated Press)Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
David Tod Roy
Chinese translatorDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Carla Lane
English television writer (The Liver BirdsDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz
The 3rd elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Thomas Fekete
American indie rock guitarist (Surfer Blood)Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Rupert Neudeck
German journalist and humanitarianDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican politicianDied on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Jan Crouch
American televangelist and broadcasting executive (Trinity Broadcasting Network)Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Chen Wei-chau
61-62Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
François Mahé
French professional cyclistDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Françoise-Hélène Jourda
French architectDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Will Holt
American songwriter and playwrightDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Mario Saliwa
South African first-class cricketerDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Slim Richey
American guitaristDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Pat Petersen
American marathon runnerDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Christina Reid
Irish playwrightDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Nico Castel
Portuguese-born American tenorDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Karl Wlaschek
Austrian executiveDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Azmat Rana
Pakistani cricketerDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Jean Stapleton
American actress (All in the FamilyDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Tim Samaras
American tornado chaser (Storm ChasersDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Marta Romero
American Puerto Rican actress and singerDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Richie Phillips
American baseball umpire union officialDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Jairo Mora
Costa Rican environmentalistDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Miguel Méndez
American authorDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Frederic Lindsay
Scottish novelistDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Jeffrey Hunker
American cyber security expert and academicDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Tommy Henderson
English footballer (Burnley F.C.)Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Abir Goswami
Indian television actorDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Elvin Feltner
American broadcaster and film producer (Carnival Magic)Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Gerald E. Brown
American theoretical physicistDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Mufti Abdullah
Pakistani politicianDied on Friday May 31st 2013
Jon Sandsmark
Norwegian textile artistDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Margaret Rodgers
Australian deaconessDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Brajanath Ratha
Indian Oriya poetDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Pat McDonagh
British-born Canadian fashion designerDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Lewis Katz
American media (The Philadelphia InquirerDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Martha Hyer
American actress (Some Came RunningDied 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 (BotafogoDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Jack Casley
English football player (TorquayDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Jiří Bruder
Czech actorDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Marilyn Beck
American syndicated entertainment journalist and columnistDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Mary Anthony
American choreographerDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Sir Godfrey Taylor
British local government leaderDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
British aristocratDied on Saturday May 31st 2014
Steven H. Scheuer
American film and television historian and criticDied on Saturday May 31st 2014