May 31
Day of the year
May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar ; 214 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1610 – The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales .[ 5] 1669 – Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary .[ 6] 1775 – American Revolution : The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina .[ 7] 1790 – Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca .[ 8] 1790 – The United States enacts its first copyright statute , the Copyright Act of 1790 .
1795 – French Revolution : The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.1805 – French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock , Martinique .1813 – In Australia, William Lawson , Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland , effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains .1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament , which houses Big Ben , starts keeping time.1862 – American Civil War : Peninsula Campaign : Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia .1864 – American Civil War: Overland Campaign : Battle of Cold Harbor : The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac .1879 – Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue .1884 – The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao , King of Maoris , to claim the protection of Queen Victoria .1889 – Johnstown Flood : Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania .
1902 – Second Boer War : The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.[ 9] 1906 – The attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day instead kills 24[ 10] [ 11] 1909 – The National Negro Committee , forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.1910 – The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa .1911 – The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast , Northern Ireland .1911 – The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution .
1916 – World War I : Battle of Jutland : The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.1921 – The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.1924 – Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, mostly disabled children.[ 12] 1935 – A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.1941 – Anglo-Iraqi War : The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II .1942 – World War II : Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney , Australia.1947 – Ferenc Nagy , the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary , resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.[ 13] 1951 – The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces .[ 14] 1955 – The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed."[ 15] 1961 – The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa , which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.1961 – In Moscow City Court , the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society .
1962 – The West Indies Federation dissolves.1970 – The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe ) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru . Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.1971 – In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968 , observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30 .1973 – The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia , hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War .1973 – Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashes near Palam Airport in Delhi , killing 48.[ 16]
1977 – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.1985 – United States–Canada tornado outbreak : Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio , Pennsylvania , New York , and Ontario , leaving 76 dead.1991 – Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations ' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission.2003 – Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft.[ 17] 2005 – Vanity Fair Mark Felt was "Deep Throat ".2008 – Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds2010 – Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip ; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.2013 – The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.2013 – A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma , United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.
2016 – Syrian civil war : The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive , in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] 2017 – A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.2019 – A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach , Virginia , leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.
Births
Pre-1600
1613 – John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)1640 – Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki , King of Poland (d. 1673)1641 – Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (d. 1707)1725 – Ahilyabai Holkar , Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire (d. 1795)1732 – Count Hieronymus von Colloredo , Austrian archbishop (d. 1812)1753 – Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud , French lawyer and politician (d. 1793)1754 – Andrea Appiani , Italian painter and educator (d. 1817)1773 – Ludwig Tieck , German poet, author, and critic (d. 1853)1801 – Johann Georg Baiter , Swiss philologist and scholar (d. 1887)1812 – Robert Torrens , Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (d. 1884)[ 25] 1815 – Adye Douglas , English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1906)1818 – John Albion Andrew , American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)1819 – Walt Whitman , American poet, essayist, and journalist (d. 1892)1827 – Kusumoto Ine , first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (d. 1903)[ 26] 1835 – Hijikata Toshizō , Japanese commander (d. 1869)1838 – Henry Sidgwick , English economist and philosopher (d. 1900)1842 – John Cox Bray , Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (d. 1894)1847 – William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie , Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (d. 1924)1852 – Francisco Moreno , Argentinian explorer and academic (d. 1919)[ 27] 1852 – Julius Richard Petri , German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (d. 1921)
1857 – Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)1858 – Graham Wallas , English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (d. 1932)1860 – Walter Sickert , English painter (d. 1942)1863 – Francis Younghusband , Indian-English captain and explorer (d. 1942)1866 – John Ringling , American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936)1875 – Rosa May Billinghurst , British suffragette and women's rights activist (d. 1953)1879 – Frances Alda , New Zealand-Australian soprano (d. 1952)1882 – Sándor Festetics , Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (d. 1956)1883 – Lauri Kristian Relander , Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942)1885 – Robert Richards , Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1967)1887 – Saint-John Perse , French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)1892 – Michel Kikoine , Belarusian-French painter (d. 1968)1892 – Erich Neumann , German lieutenant and politician (d. 1951)
1892 – Konstantin Paustovsky , Russian poet and author (d. 1968)
1892 – Gregor Strasser , German lieutenant and politician (d. 1934)
1894 – Fred Allen , American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (d. 1956)1898 – Norman Vincent Peale , American minister and author (d. 1993)1900 – Lucile Godbold , American athlete (d. 1981)
1901 – Alfredo Antonini , Italian-American conductor and composer (d. 1983)1908 – Don Ameche , American actor (d. 1993)1909 – Art Coulter , Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2000)1911 – Maurice Allais , French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)1912 – Chien-Shiung Wu , Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)1914 – Akira Ifukube , Japanese composer and educator (d. 2006)1916 – Bert Haanstra , Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)1918 – Robert Osterloh , American actor (d. 2001)[ 28] 1918 – Lloyd Quarterman , African American chemist (d. 1982)
1919 – Robie Macauley , American editor, novelist and critic (d. 1995)1921 – Edna Doré , English actress (d. 2014)1921 – Andrew Grima , Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (d. 2007)
1921 – Howard Reig , American radio and television announcer (d. 2008)
1921 – Alida Valli , Austrian-Italian actress and singer (d. 2006)
1922 – Denholm Elliott , English-Spanish actor (d. 1992)1923 – Ellsworth Kelly , American painter and sculptor (d. 2015)1923 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005)
1923 – Claudio Matteini , Italian football player (d. 2003)[ 29]
1925 – Julian Beck , American actor and director (d. 1986)1927 – James Eberle , English admiral (d. 2018)1927 – Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg , English lieutenant and banker (d. 2017)
1928 – Pankaj Roy , Indian cricketer (d. 2001)1929 – Menahem Golan , Israeli director and producer (d. 2014)1930 – Clint Eastwood , American actor, director, musician, and producer1931 – John Robert Schrieffer , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)1931 – Shirley Verrett , American soprano and actress (d. 2010)
1932 – Ed Lincoln , Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (d. 2012)1932 – Jay Miner , American computer scientist and engineer (d. 1994)
1933 – Henry B. Eyring , American religious leader, educator, and author1934 – Jim Hutton , American actor (d. 1979)1935 – Jim Bolger , New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand 1938 – Johnny Paycheck , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)1938 – John Prescott , British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2024)[ 30]
1938 – Peter Yarrow , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2025)[ 31]
1939 – Terry Waite , English humanitarian and author1940 – Anatoliy Bondarchuk , Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach1940 – Augie Meyers , American musician and singer-songwriter
1940 – Gilbert Shelton , American illustrator
1941 – June Clark , Welsh nurse and educator1941 – Louis Ignarro , American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – William Nordhaus , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Sharon Gless , American actress1943 – Joe Namath , American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1945 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder , German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)1945 – Laurent Gbagbo , Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
1945 – Bernard Goldberg , American journalist and author
1946 – Ted Baehr , American publisher and critic1946 – Steve Bucknor , Jamaican cricketer and umpire
1946 – Krista Kilvet , Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (d. 2009)
1946 – Debbie Moore , English model and businesswoman
1947 – Junior Campbell , Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1947 – Gabriele Hinzmann , German discus thrower
1948 – Svetlana Alexievich , Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate1948 – John Bonham , English musician, songwriter and drummer (d. 1980)
1948 – Martin Hannett , English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (d. 1991)
1948 – Duncan Hunter , American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
1949 – Tom Berenger , American actor, film producer and television writer1950 – Jean Chalopin , French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment 1950 – Gregory Harrison , American actor[ 32]
1950 – Edgar Savisaar , Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (d. 2022)
1951 – Karl-Hans Riehm , German hammer thrower1952 – Carole Achache , French writer, photographer and actress (d. 2016)[ 33] 1952 – Karl Bartos , German singer-songwriter and keyboard player[ 34]
1953 – Pirkka-Pekka Petelius , Finnish actor and screenwriter1954 – Thomas Mavros , Greek footballer1954 – Vicki Sue Robinson , American actress and singer (d. 2000)
1955 – Tommy Emmanuel , Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist1955 – Susie Essman , American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1956 – Fritz Hilpert , German drummer and composer1956 – John Young , English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1957 – Jim Craig , American ice hockey player1959 – Andrea de Cesaris , Italian race car driver (d. 2014)1959 – Phil Wilson , English politician
1960 – Greg Adams , Canadian ice hockey player and businessman1960 – Chris Elliott , American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1960 – Peter Winterbottom , English rugby player
1961 – Ray Cote , Canadian ice hockey player1961 – Justin Madden , Australian footballer and politician
1961 – Lea Thompson , American actress, director, and producer
1962 – Dina Boluarte , Peruvian politician, 64th President of Peru [ 35] 1962 – Corey Hart , Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1963 – David Leigh , holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester 1963 – Viktor Orbán , Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary
1963 – Wesley Willis , American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2003)
1964 – Leonard Asper , Canadian lawyer and businessman1964 – Stéphane Caristan , French hurdler and coach
1964 – Yukio Edano , Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
1964 – Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels , American rapper and producer
1965 – Brooke Shields , American model, actress, and producer1966 – Diesel , American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[ 36] 1966 – Roshan Mahanama , Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
1967 – Phil Keoghan , New Zealand television host and producer1967 – Kenny Lofton , American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1971 – Arun Luthra , Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, and arranger1972 – Frode Estil , Norwegian skier1972 – Christian McBride , American bassist and record producer
1972 – Antti Niemi , Finnish international footballer and coach[ 37]
1972 – Archie Panjabi , British actress
1972 – Dave Roberts , American baseball player and coach
1974 – Hiroiki Ariyoshi , Japanese comedian and singer1975 – Mac Suzuki , Japanese baseball player1976 – Colin Farrell , Irish actor [ 38] 1976 – Matt Harpring , American basketball player and sportscaster
1977 – Domenico Fioravanti , Italian swimmer1977 – Moses Sichone , Zambian footballer
1979 – Jean-François Gillet , Belgian footballer1980 – Andy Hurley , American musician[ 39] 1981 – Mikael Antonsson , Swedish footballer1981 – Daniele Bonera , Italian footballer
1981 – Jake Peavy , American baseball player[ 40]
1981 – Marlies Schild , Austrian skier
1982 – Brett Firman , Australian rugby league player[ 41] 1984 – Andrew Bailey , American baseball player1984 – Milorad Čavić , Serbian swimmer
1984 – Nate Robinson , American basketball player
1985 – Jordy Nelson , American football player1986 – Waka Flocka Flame , American rapper[ 42] 1986 – Robert Gesink , Dutch cyclist
1989 – Marco Reus , German footballer[ 43] 1990 – Erik Karlsson , Swedish ice hockey player1991 – Azealia Banks , American singer-songwriter and rapper[ 44] 1992 – Michaël Bournival , Canadian ice hockey player1992 – Laura Ikauniece , Latvian heptathlete[ 45]
1992 – Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson , Icelandic politician[ 46]
1995 – Shane Bieber , American baseball player[ 47] 1995 – Matthew Lodge , Australian rugby league player[ 48]
1996 – Normani Kordei Hamilton , American singer[ 49] 1996 – Brandon Smith , New Zealand rugby league player[ 50]
1997 – Woo Jin-young , South Korean singer and rapper[ 51] 1998 – Santino Ferrucci , American race car driver[ 52] 2000 – Gable Steveson , American wrestler[ 53] 2001 – Breece Hall , American football player[ 54] 2001 – Iga Świątek , Polish tennis player[ 55]
Deaths
Pre-1600
455 – Petronius Maximus , Roman emperor (b. 396)930 – Liu Hua , princess of Southern Han (b. 896)960 – Fujiwara no Morosuke , Japanese statesman (b. 909)1076 – Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria , English politician (b. 1050)1089 – Sigwin von Are , archbishop of Cologne1162 – Géza II , king of Hungary (b. 1130)1321 – Birger , king of Sweden (b. 1280)1326 – Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271)1329 – Albertino Mussato , Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261)1349 – Thomas Wake , English politician (b. 1297)1370 – Vitalis of Assisi , Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295)1408 – Ashikaga Yoshimitsu , Japanese shōgun (b. 1358)1410 – Martin of Aragon , Spanish king (b. 1356)1504 – Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)1558 – Philip Hoby , English general and diplomat (b. 1505)1567 – Guido de Bres , Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)1594 – Tintoretto , Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
1601 – Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg , Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547)[ 56] 1640 – Zeynab Begum , Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)1665 – Pieter Jansz. Saenredam , Dutch painter (b. 1597)1680 – Joachim Neander , German theologian and educator (b. 1650)1740 – Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)1747 – Andrey Osterman , German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)1809 – Joseph Haydn , Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)1809 – Jean Lannes , French general (b. 1769)
1831 – Samuel Bentham , English architect and engineer (b. 1757)1832 – Évariste Galois , French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)1837 – Joseph Grimaldi , English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779)1846 – Philip Marheineke , German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)1847 – Thomas Chalmers , Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)1848 – Eugénie de Guérin , French author (b. 1805)1899 – Stefanos Koumanoudis , Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
1908 – Louis-Honoré Fréchette , Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)1909 – Thomas Price , Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)1910 – Elizabeth Blackwell , English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)1931 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau , Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)1931 – Willy Stöwer , German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
1945 – Odilo Globocnik , Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)1954 – Antonis Benakis , Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)1957 – Stefanos Sarafis , Greek general and politician (b. 1890)1957 – Leopold Staff , Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
1960 – Willem Elsschot , Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)1960 – Walther Funk , German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
1962 – Henry F. Ashurst , American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)1967 – Billy Strayhorn , American pianist and composer (b. 1915)1970 – Terry Sawchuk , Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)1970 – Clare Sheridan , English sculptor and author (b. 1885)[ 58]
1976 – Jacques Monod , French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)1977 – William Castle , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)1978 – József Bozsik , Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)1981 – Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth , English economist and journalist (b. 1914)1982 – Carlo Mauri , Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930)1983 – Jack Dempsey , American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)1985 – Gaston Rébuffat , French mountaineer and author (b. 1921)1986 – Jane Frank , American painter and sculptor (b. 1918)1986 – James Rainwater , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
1987 – John Abraham , Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937)1989 – C. L. R. James , Trinidadian journalist and historian (b. 1901)[ 59] 1989 – Owen Lattimore , American author and academic (b. 1900)
1993 – Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie , Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (b. 1983)[ 60] 1994 – Uzay Heparı , Turkish actor, producer, and composer (b. 1969)1994 – Herva Nelli , Italian-American soprano (b. 1909)
1995 – Stanley Elkin , American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)1996 – Timothy Leary , American psychologist and author (b. 1920)1998 – Charles Van Acker , Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912)2000 – Petar Mladenov , Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1936)2000 – A. Jeyaratnam Wilson , Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (b. 1928)
2001 – Arlene Francis , American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907)2002 – Subhash Gupte , Indian cricketer (b. 1929)2004 – Aiyathurai Nadesan , Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1954)2004 – Robert Quine , American guitarist (b. 1941)
2004 – Étienne Roda-Gil , French screenwriter and composer (b. 1941)
2006 – Miguel Ortiz Berrocal , Spanish sculptor (b. 1933)2006 – Raymond Davis, Jr. , American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
2009 – Danny La Rue , Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)2009 – George Tiller , American physician (b. 1941)
2010 – Louise Bourgeois , French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)2010 – Brian Duffy , English photographer and producer (b. 1933)
2010 – William A. Fraker , American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)
2010 – Rubén Juárez , Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)
2010 – Merata Mita , New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
2011 – Pauline Betz , American tennis player (b. 1919)2011 – Jonas Bevacqua , American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)
2011 – Derek Hodge , Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)
2011 – Hans Keilson , German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)
2011 – John Martin , English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)
2011 – Andy Robustelli , American football player and manager (b. 1925)
2012 – Christopher Challis , English cinematographer (b. 1919)2012 – Randall B. Kester , American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
2012 – Paul Pietsch , German race car driver and publisher (b. 1911)
2012 – Orlando Woolridge , American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)
2013 – Gerald E. Brown , American physicist and academic (b. 1926)2013 – Frederic Lindsay , Scottish author and educator (b. 1933)
2013 – Miguel Méndez , American author and poet (b. 1930)
2013 – Tim Samaras , American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)
2013 – Jairo Mora Sandoval , Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)
2013 – Jean Stapleton , American actress (b. 1923)
2014 – Marilyn Beck , American journalist (b. 1928)2014 – Marinho Chagas , Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
2014 – Hoss Ellington , American race car driver (b. 1935)
2014 – Martha Hyer , American actress (b. 1924)
2014 – Lewis Katz , American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
2014 – Mary Soames, Baroness Soames , English author (b. 1922)
2015 – Gladys Taylor , Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917)2016 – Mohamed Abdelaziz , President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) (b. 1947)2016 – Jan Crouch , American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938)
2016 – Carla Lane , English television writer (b. 1928)
2016 – Rupert Neudeck , German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939)
2022 – Colin Cantwell , American concept artist and director (b.1932)[ 61] 2022 – Krishnakumar Kunnath , Indian singer (b. 1968)[ 62]
2022 – Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela , Colombian drug lord (b.1939)[ 63]
2022 – Jim Parks , English cricketer (b. 1931)[ 64]
2024 – Robert Pickton , Canadian serial killer (b. 1949)[ 65] 2024 – Marian Robinson , Mother of Michelle Obama (b. 1937)[ 66]
Holidays and observances
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