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May 31 Birthdays in History - May 31 Deaths - May 31 Events
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May 31, 1990 Liberty Irene Kasem, daughter of Casey and Jean Kasam May 31, 1976 Colin Farrell, Irish Actor May 31, 1974 Bindi Mansfield, Mooerbank NSW Australia, diver 1996 Olympics May 31, 1974 Jim Carey, Dorchester, Massachusetts, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals May 31, 1973 Dominique van Roost, Verviers Belg, tennis star, 1995 Futures-GBR May 31, 1973 Marty Janzen, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays May 31, 1973 Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 May 31, 1972 Bryan Walker, safety for the Washington Redskins May 31, 1972 Eileen Richetelli, Milford Conn, diver 1996 Olympics May 31, 1971 Brad Elberg, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers May 31, 1971 Lenny McGill, NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons May 31, 1971 Murray Hocking, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics May 31, 1971 Sarah O'Hare, model, Cosmopolitan-Jan 1994 May 31, 1971 Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox May 31, 1970 Cory Mantyka, CFL guard for the BC Lions May 31, 1969 Juliet Haslam, Adelaide SA Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics May 31, 1968 Duane Causwell, NBA center, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings May 31, 1967 Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder, Cleveland Indians May 31, 1967 Sandrine Bonnaire, Clermont France, actress, Vagabond, Police May 31, 1967 Phil Keoghan, New Zealander Celebrity May 31, 1966 Jessica Monroe, Palo Alto California, Canadian rower 1996 Olympics May 31, 1966 Roshan Mahanama, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening batsman May 31, 1965 Annette Renee Peters, [nee Hand], Reno Nevada, 1500/3000 runner May 31, 1965 Brooke Shields, New York City, model/actress, Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan May 31, 1964 DMC, rocker May 31, 1964 Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love May 31, 1963 Wendy Smith, rocker, Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good May 31, 1963 Wesley Willis, American Musician May 31, 1962 Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist, I Wear My Sunglasses at Night May 31, 1962 Henry Williams, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos May 31, 1962 Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, outfielder for the Florida Marlins May 31, 1962 Noriko Hidaka, actor, Ranma, Baoh, Akazukin Chacha May 31, 1961 Harry Enfield, comedian, Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live May 31, 1961 Lea Thompson, actress, Back to the Future, Caroline In The City May 31, 1960 Chris Elliott, actor/comedian, Get a Life, David Letterman Show May 31, 1960 Norm Johnson, NFL place kicker, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers May 31, 1960 Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player May 31, 1958 Angel Franco, Asuncion Paraguay, golfer, 1993 Nike Dominion May 31, 1958 Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams May 31, 1958 Kyle Secor, born in Tacoma, Washington, actor, Tim Bayliss-Homicide May 31, 1958 Mkhuseli Jack, South African UDF-leader, consumer boycots May 31, 1957 Jim Craig, North Easton Massachusetts, hockey goalie, oly-gold-1980 May 31, 1957 Stephen Jones, British milliner May 31, 1956 Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer, Tambourine May 31, 1956 Yoshiko Sakakibara, Chiba Japan, actress, Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter May 31, 1955 Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer May 31, 1955 Laura Baugh, Gainesville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1994 Youngstown Classic-9th May 31, 1950 Edward Barker, cartoonist May 31, 1950 Gregory Harrison, Catalina California, actor, Trapper John, Logan's Run May 31, 1950 Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me May 31, 1949 Steven Kampmann, Philadelphia, actor, Kirk-Newhart May 31, 1948 Duncan L Hunter, Rep-R-CA, 1981- May 31, 1948 John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven May 31, 1948 Lynda Bellingham, actress, Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic May 31, 1948 Duncan Hunter, American Politician May 31, 1947 John Bonham, Redditch England, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway May 31, 1947 William H Campbell, Jr., rocker May 31, 1946 Debbie Moore, founder/CEO, Pineapple Dance Studios May 31, 1946 Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, Marriage of Maria Braum May 31, 1946 Steve Bucknor, cricketer, West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee May 31, 1945 Linda Davies, British Judge May 31, 1944 Mick Ralphs, guitarist, Mott the Hoople, Bad Company May 31, 1943 Earl of Macclesfield May 31, 1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL QB for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl May 31, 1943 Sharon Gless, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Chris Cagney-Cagney and Lacey May 31, 1942 Happy Hairston, NBA star, Cin, Detroit, LA May 31, 1942 John Daniel, British Vice-Chancellor, Open U May 31, 1941 Gil [Walter] Morgan, Haddock Georgia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open May 31, 1941 Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It May 31, 1941 June Clark, British Professor of Nursing, Middlesex U May 31, 1941 Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln May 31, 1940 Augie Mayer, rocker, Sir Douglas Quintet May 31, 1940 Elfi Mikesch, cinematographer, Erotique, Out of America, Malina May 31, 1939 Charles Drain, singer May 31, 1939 Terry Waite, Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage May 31, 1938 John Prescott, British MP May 31, 1938 Peter Yarrow, New York City, Peter, Paul and Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon May 31, 1937 Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev, Russia, cosmonaut May 31, 1935 Bruce Bolton, cricketer, two Tests NZ vs. England 1959 May 31, 1935 Jim Bolger, New Zealander Statesman May 31, 1934 Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe 1952 Olympics gold May 31, 1934 Jim Hutton, Binghamton, New York, actor, Ellery Queen May 31, 1934 Karl-Erik Welin, composer May 31, 1932 Elizabeth Southey, British CEO, Natl Fed of Women's Institutes May 31, 1932 George Vallings, British Vice-Admiral May 31, 1932 Ronald Hampel, British CEO, ICI May 31, 1931 John Schrieffer, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1972 May 31, 1931 Justice Turner May 31, 1931 Shirley Verrett, New Orleans, mezzo-soprano, Cassandra-Les Troyens May 31, 1931 Steve Horn, Rep-R-California May 31, 1930 Clint Eastwood, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Dirty Harry, mayor, Carmel, California May 31, 1930 William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University May 31, 1929 Aladar Zoltan, composer May 31, 1929 Elaine Stewart, Montclair, New Jersey, actress, Take the High Ground May 31, 1929 Neil Shaw, British CEO, Tate and Lyle May 31, 1928 Jacob Lateiner, Havana Cuba, pianist/professor, Juiliard May 31, 1928 Pankaj Roy, cricketer, Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad May 31, 1927 Isabel Stoate, British diplomat May 31, 1927 James Eberle, British admiral/director, Royal Institute of International Affairs May 31, 1927 Michael Sandberg, British CEO, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp May 31, 1926 Derek Birley, British Vice-Chancellor, Ulster U May 31, 1926 Probir Sen, cricket wicketkeeper, India in late 40's/early 50's May 31, 1926 Viscount Ingleby May 31, 1924 Russell Endean, cricketer, 28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956 May 31, 1923 Clint Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1949- May 31, 1923 Wolfgang Lesser, composer May 31, 1922 Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat May 31, 1922 Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein May 31, 1921 Alida Valli, Pola Italy, actress, Miracle of the Bells, 3rd Man May 31, 1921 Andrew Grima, British jeweller May 31, 1921 Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author, Telepath, Power of X May 31, 1920 Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles May 31, 1919 Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer May 31, 1919 Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician May 31, 1919 Huston Smith, American Theologian May 31, 1916 Bert Haanstra, Holten Netherlands, director, Fanfare May 31, 1916 John Vivyan, actor, Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life May 31, 1916 Judy Campbell, actress, Convoy, Bonnie Prince Charlie May 31, 1915 Conrad W. Monnich, theologist, Branch of olive May 31, 1914 Akira Ifukube, composer May 31, 1913 Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral May 31, 1912 Barbara Pepper, New York City, actress, Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern May 31, 1912 Dave O'Brien, Big Springs, Texas, actor, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid May 31, 1912 Henry M. Jackson, Sen-D-Wash May 31, 1912 Martin Schwarzschild, U.S. astronomer, evolution May 31, 1911 Edward Adamson, art therapist/collector May 31, 1910 Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine May 31, 1910 Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist May 31, 1909 Jan Lewando, British director, Marks and Spencer May 31, 1909 Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman, Olympics gold 1948, 52 May 31, 1908 Don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor, Cocoon, Trading Places May 31, 1907 Valston Hancock, British air marshal May 31, 1905 Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher May 31, 1902 Billy Mayerl, composer May 31, 1902 Henk Schaer, [Hendricus JM Schaareman], actor/conductor May 31, 1902 Ralph Walter Wood, composer May 31, 1900 Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author, Undercurrent, Coral Reef May 31, 1899 Leonid Leonow, writer May 31, 1898 Johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter May 31, 1898 Norman Vincent Peale, Ohio, clergyman, Power of Positive Thinking May 31, 1897 Margalo Gillmore, London, actress, Skirts Ahoy, High Society May 31, 1894 Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show May 31, 1892 Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader May 31, 1892 Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author, Bespokojnaja Joenostj, May 31, 1892 Louis Fourestier, composer May 31, 1892 Willem Ravelli, baritone singer May 31, 1889 Athene Seyler, London, actress, Make Mine Mink May 31, 1888 Jack Holt, U.S., golddigger/actor, Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone May 31, 1887 Gunnar Olof Bjorling, Finnish/Swedish language poet, Vilande Dag May 31, 1879 Mark Hambourg, composer May 31, 1875 Italo Montemezzi, composer May 31, 1872 Charles G Abbot, U.S., astronomer, Constant Sun May 31, 1872 William Heath Robinson, England, illustrator/cartoonist, Don Quixote May 31, 1866 Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer May 31, 1864 Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor, Teun the night watch May 31, 1863 Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer May 31, 1861 Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker, 1st christmas seal drive, 1907 May 31, 1860 Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter, The Miner May 31, 1857 Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope, 1922-39 May 31, 1838 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University May 31, 1837 Ernest Daudet, French writer, White Terror May 31, 1837 Joseph Grimaldi, London, clown May 31, 1837 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General Confederate Army, died in 1864 May 31, 1837 William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General Confederate Army May 31, 1837 Rooney Lee, American Soldier May 31, 1819 Walt Whitman, West Hills, New York, poet, Leaves of Grass May 31, 1818 John Albion Andrew, Gov, Union, died in 1867 May 31, 1817 Edouard Deldevez, composer May 31, 1817 Georg Herwegh, writer May 31, 1810 Horatio Seymour, Gov, Union, died in 1886 May 31, 1809 Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, composer May 31, 1804 Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer May 31, 1802 Cesare Pugni, composer May 31, 1773 Ludwig Tieck, writer May 31, 1753 Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader May 31, 1744 Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath May 31, 1701 Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible May 31, 1674 Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer May 31, 1664 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal May 31, 1656 Marin Marias, composer May 31, 1557 Theodorus I, Fedor Ivanovitsj, czar of Russia, 1584-98 May 31, 1472 Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal May 31, 1469 Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1495-1521, during era of exploration |