Federico de Roncali, 1st Count of Alcoy

Spanish politician (1806-1857).

Born May 31st, 1806 in Cádiz. ^[ref]

Died April 4th, 1857 at 50 years old in Madrid.

Édouard Deldevez

French musician (1817–1897).

Born May 31st, 1817 in Paris.

Died November 6th, 1897 at 80 years old in Paris.

Jin Hanato

Japanese association football player.

Born May 31st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Petr Tenkrát

Czech ice hockey player.

Born May 31st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Děčín.

Cecil Cooke

Bahamian sailor.

Born May 31st, 1923 in Nassau.

Died May 1st, 1983 at 59 years old in Nassau.

Karl-Hans Riehm

German hammer thrower.

Born May 31st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Konz.

Frank Shakespeare

American rower.

Born May 31st, 1930 (age 95 years) in Philadelphia.

Stéphane Caristan

French athlete.

Born May 31st, 1964 (age 61 years) in Créteil.

Sakari Salminen

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born May 31st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Pori.

Serghei Alexeev

Association football player.

Born May 31st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Tiraspol.

Laudelino Cubino

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born May 31st, 1963 (age 62 years) in Béjar.

Tapio Kantanen

Finnish athlete.

Born May 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Heinola.

Daniel Walsh

American rower.

Born May 31st, 1979 (age 46 years) in Norwalk.

Ann Christy

American actress (1905–1987).

Born May 31st, 1905 in Logansport.

Died November 14th, 1987 at 82 years old in Vernon (myocardial infarction).

Thomas Lejdström

Swedish swimmer.

Born May 31st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Västerås.

William Thoresson

Swedish artistic gymnast (1932–2026).

Born May 31st, 1932 in Gothenburg. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2026 at 93 years old in Gothenburg. ^[ref]

Donald Beer

American rower (1935–1997).

Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.

Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).

Gottlieb Göller

German footballer and manager (1935-2004).

Born May 31st, 1935 in Nuremberg.

Died August 27th, 2004 at 69 years old in Basel.

Gabriele Hinzmann

East german discus thrower.

Born May 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Schwerin.

Jessica Monroe

Canadian rower.

Born May 31st, 1966 (age 59 years) in Palo Alto.

Vilho Ylönen

Finnish biathlete and sport shooter (1918-2000).

Born May 31st, 1918 in Hankasalmi.

Died March 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Konnevesi.

Yan Frid

Soviet screenwriter and film director (1908-2003).

Born May 31st, 1908 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died December 21st, 2003 at 95 years old in Stuttgart.

Frans Brands

Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2008).

Born May 31st, 1940 in Berendrecht.

Died September 2nd, 2008 at 68 years old in Blankenberge.

Francis Millard

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 31st, 1914 in North Adams.

Died October 19th, 1958 at 44 years old in North Adams.

Nicole Struse

German table tennis player.

Born May 31st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Haan.