May 31
May 31 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years). There are 211 days remaining.
Events:
- 1910 - creation of the Union of South Africa.
- 1961 - creation of the Republic of South Africa.
Births:
- 1750 - Karl August of Hardenberg, statesman and reformer (+ 1822)
- 1773 - Ludwig Tieck, poet and writer (+ 1853)
- 1819 - Walt Whitman, poet
- 1857 - Pope Pius XI (+ 1939)
- 1894 - Fred Allen, comedian
- 1898 - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, clergyman
- 1908 - Don Ameche, actor
- 1922 - Denholm Elliott, actor
- 1923 - Rainier III of Monaco
- 1926 - James Krüss, author (+ 1997)
- 1930 - Clint Eastwood, actor, director, producer
- 1938 - Peter Yarrow, singer
- 1941 - Johnny Paycheck, singer
- 1943 - Sharon Gless, actress
- 1943 - Joe Namath, Pro Football Hall of Famer: quarterback
- 1945 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director (+ 1982)
- 1948 - John Bonham, "Bonzo", drummer
- 1949 - Tom Berenger, actor
- 1965 - Brooke Shields, model and actress
Deaths:
- 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, aged 56, Nazi official responsible for the execution of the holocaust (executed)
- 1996 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
Holidays and Observances:
See Also:
May 30 - June 1 - April 30 - June 30 -- listing of all days
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