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Acontecimientos (58)

  1. 455Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
  2. 1215Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
  3. 1223Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.
  4. 1293Mongols depart Java after the failed Mongol invasion against King Kertanegara of Singhasari.
  5. 1578King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
  6. 1610The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry on the River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales.
  7. 1669Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
  8. 1775American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
  9. 1790Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
  10. 1790The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
  11. 1795French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
  12. 1805French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock, Martinique.
  13. 1813In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.
  14. 1847Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire determine their international boundary in the second treaty of Erzurum.
  15. 1859The Great Clock at the Houses of Parliament (now known as the Elizabeth Tower) starts keeping time.
  16. 1862American 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.
  17. 1864American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
  18. 1879Gilmore'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.
  19. 1884The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
  20. 1889Johnstown 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.
  21. 1902Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
  22. 1906The attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day instead kills 24.
  23. 1909The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
  24. 1910The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  25. 1911The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  26. 1911The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  27. 1916World 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.
  28. 1921The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.
  29. 1924Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, mostly disabled children.
  30. 1935A 7.7 earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
  31. 1941Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
  32. 1942World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
  33. 1947Ferenc 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.
  34. 1951The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces.
  35. 1955The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed."
  36. 1961The 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.
  37. 1961In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
  38. 1962The West Indies Federation dissolves.
  39. 1970The 7.9 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.
  40. 1971In 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.
  41. 1973The 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.
  42. 1973Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashes near Palam Airport in Delhi, killing 48.
  43. 1977The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.
  44. 1985United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
  45. 1986The Ariane 2 rocket is launched on its maiden flight, carrying Intelsat VA F-14, but the mission ends in failure.
  46. 1991Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission.
  47. 1997The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick.
  48. 2003Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft.
  49. 2005Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
  50. 2008Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds.
  51. 2008Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
  52. 2010Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos board 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.
  53. 2013The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
  54. 2013A 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.
  55. 2016Syrian 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).
  56. 2017A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
  57. 2019A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.
  58. 2026An explosion at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army base kills 46 people.

Nacimientos (182)

  1. 1443Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (died 1509)
  2. 1462Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1504)
  3. 1469Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)
  4. 1535Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607)
  5. 1556Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (died 1600)
  6. 1577Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (died 1645)
  7. 1613John George II, Elector of Saxony (died 1680)
  8. 1640Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (died 1673)
  9. 1641Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (died 1707)
  10. 1725Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire (died 1795)
  11. 1732Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (died 1812)
  12. 1753Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (died 1793)
  13. 1754Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (died 1817)
  14. 1773Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (died 1853)
  15. 1801Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1887)
  16. 1812Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (died 1884)
  17. 1815Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (died 1906)
  18. 1818John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867)
  19. 1819Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (died 1892)
  20. 1827Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)
  21. 1835Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (died 1869)
  22. 1838Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (died 1900)
  23. 1842John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (died 1894)
  24. 1847William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924)
  25. 1852Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919)
  26. 1852Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (died 1921)
  27. 1857Pope Pius XI (died 1939)
  28. 1858Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932)
  29. 1860Walter Sickert, English painter (died 1942)
  30. 1863Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (died 1942)
  31. 1866John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1936)
  32. 1875Rosa May Billinghurst, British suffragette and women's rights activist (died 1953)
  33. 1879Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (died 1952)
  34. 1882Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (died 1956)
  35. 1883Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (died 1942)
  36. 1885Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (died 1967)
  37. 1887Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
  38. 1892Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1968)
  39. 1892Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (died 1951)
  40. 1892Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1968)
  41. 1892Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (died 1934)
  42. 1894Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (died 1956)
  43. 1898Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (died 1993)
  44. 1900Lucile Godbold, American athlete (died 1981)
  45. 1901Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983)
  46. 1908Don Ameche, American actor (died 1993)
  47. 1909Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2000)
  48. 1911Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
  49. 1912Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)
  50. 1912Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, American politician (died 1983)
  51. 1912Martin Schwarzschild, German-American astrophysicist (died 1997)
  52. 1914Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (died 2006)
  53. 1916Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)
  54. 1918Robert Osterloh, American actor (died 2001)
  55. 1918Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)
  56. 1919Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (died 1995)
  57. 1921Edna Doré, English actress (died 2014)
  58. 1921Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007)
  59. 1921Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (died 2008)
  60. 1921Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (died 2006)
  61. 1922Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (died 1992)
  62. 1923Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)
  63. 1923Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)
  64. 1923Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)
  65. 1925Julian Beck, American actor and director (died 1986)
  66. 1927James Eberle, English admiral (died 2018)
  67. 1927Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker (died 2017)
  68. 1928Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001)
  69. 1929Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (died 2014)
  70. 1930Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer
  71. 1930Elaine Stewart, American actress and model (died 2011)
  72. 1931John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
  73. 1931Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (died 2010)
  74. 1932Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (died 2012)
  75. 1932Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer (died 1994)
  76. 1933Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author
  77. 1934Jim Hutton, American actor (died 1979)
  78. 1935Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2025)
  79. 1938Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
  80. 1938John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2024)
  81. 1938Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)
  82. 1939Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
  83. 1940Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach (died 2025)
  84. 1940Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter
  85. 1940Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator
  86. 1941June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator
  87. 1941Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  88. 1941William Nordhaus, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  89. 1943Sharon Gless, American actress
  90. 1943Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
  91. 1945Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)
  92. 1945Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
  93. 1945Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author
  94. 1946Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic
  95. 1946Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire
  96. 1946Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 2009)
  97. 1946Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman
  98. 1947Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  99. 1947Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower
  100. 1948Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
  101. 1948John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (died 1980)
  102. 1948Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (died 1991)
  103. 1948Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
  104. 1949Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer
  105. 1950Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
  106. 1950Gregory Harrison, American actor
  107. 1950Christine Kurzhals, German politician (died 1998)
  108. 1950Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (died 2022)
  109. 1951Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower
  110. 1952Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)
  111. 1952Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  112. 1953Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter
  113. 1954Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
  114. 1954Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (died 2000)
  115. 1955Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  116. 1955Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
  117. 1956Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer
  118. 1956John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  119. 1957Jim Craig, American ice hockey player
  120. 1959Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (died 2014)
  121. 1959Phil Wilson, English politician
  122. 1960Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman
  123. 1960Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
  124. 1960Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player
  125. 1961Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
  126. 1961Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician
  127. 1961Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer
  128. 1962Dina Boluarte, Peruvian politician, 64th President of Peru
  129. 1962Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
  130. 1963David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester
  131. 1963Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary
  132. 1963Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2003)
  133. 1964Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
  134. 1964Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
  135. 1964Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
  136. 1964Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer
  137. 1965Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
  138. 1966Diesel, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  139. 1966Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
  140. 1967Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer
  141. 1967Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
  142. 1971Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, and arranger
  143. 1972Frode Estil, Norwegian skier
  144. 1972Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer
  145. 1972Antti Niemi, Finnish international footballer and coach
  146. 1972Archie Panjabi, British actress
  147. 1972Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach
  148. 1974Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer
  149. 1975Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
  150. 1976Colin Farrell, Irish actor
  151. 1976Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster
  152. 1977Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
  153. 1977Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
  154. 1979Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer
  155. 1980Andy Hurley, American musician
  156. 1981Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer
  157. 1981Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer
  158. 1981Jake Peavy, American baseball player
  159. 1981Marlies Schild, Austrian skier
  160. 1982Brett Firman, Australian rugby league player
  161. 1984Andrew Bailey, American baseball player
  162. 1984Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
  163. 1984Nate Robinson, American basketball player
  164. 1985Jordy Nelson, American football player
  165. 1986Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper
  166. 1986Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
  167. 1989Marco Reus, German footballer
  168. 1990Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
  169. 1991Azealia Banks, American singer-songwriter and rapper
  170. 1992Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
  171. 1992Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
  172. 1992Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician
  173. 1995Shane Bieber, American baseball player
  174. 1995Matthew Lodge, Australian rugby league player
  175. 1996Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer
  176. 1996Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
  177. 1997Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper
  178. 1997Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter
  179. 1998Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver
  180. 2000Gable Steveson, American wrestler
  181. 2001Breece Hall, American football player
  182. 2001Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player

Fallecimientos (115)

  1. 455Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (born 396)
  2. 930Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (born 896)
  3. 960Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (born 909)
  4. 1076Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050)
  5. 1089Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne
  6. 1162Géza II, king of Hungary (born 1130)
  7. 1321Birger, king of Sweden (born 1280)
  8. 1326Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (born 1271)
  9. 1329Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (born 1261)
  10. 1349Thomas Wake, English politician (born 1297)
  11. 1370Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (born 1295)
  12. 1408Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1358)
  13. 1410Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (born 1356)
  14. 1504Engelbert II of Nassau (born 1451)
  15. 1558Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (born 1505)
  16. 1567Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (born 1522)
  17. 1594Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (born 1518)
  18. 1601Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (born 1547)
  19. 1640Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)
  20. 1665Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (born 1597)
  21. 1680Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (born 1650)
  22. 1740Frederick William I of Prussia (born 1688)
  23. 1747Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1686)
  24. 1809Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (born 1732)
  25. 1809Jean Lannes, French general (born 1769)
  26. 1831Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (born 1757)
  27. 1832Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (born 1811)
  28. 1837Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer (born 1779)
  29. 1846Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (born 1780)
  30. 1847Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (born 1780)
  31. 1848Eugénie de Guérin, French author (born 1805)
  32. 1899Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (born 1818)
  33. 1908Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (born 1839)
  34. 1909Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (born 1852)
  35. 1910Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (born 1821)
  36. 1931Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (born 1866)
  37. 1931Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (born 1864)
  38. 1945Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (born 1904)
  39. 1954Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (born 1873)
  40. 1957Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (born 1890)
  41. 1957Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (born 1878)
  42. 1960Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (born 1882)
  43. 1960Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (born 1890)
  44. 1962Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (born 1874)
  45. 1967Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
  46. 1970Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1929)
  47. 1970Clare Sheridan, English sculptor and author (born 1885)
  48. 1976Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
  49. 1977William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
  50. 1978József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1925)
  51. 1981Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (born 1914)
  52. 1982Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (born 1930)
  53. 1983Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (born 1895)
  54. 1985Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (born 1921)
  55. 1986Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (born 1918)
  56. 1986James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
  57. 1987John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1937)
  58. 1989C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and historian (born 1901)
  59. 1989Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (born 1900)
  60. 1993Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (born 1983)
  61. 1994Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (born 1969)
  62. 1994Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (born 1909)
  63. 1995Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1930)
  64. 1996Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (born 1920)
  65. 1998Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (born 1912)
  66. 2000Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (born 1936)
  67. 2000A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (born 1928)
  68. 2001Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (born 1907)
  69. 2002Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (born 1929)
  70. 2004Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1954)
  71. 2004Robert Quine, American guitarist (born 1941)
  72. 2004Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (born 1941)
  73. 2006Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (born 1933)
  74. 2006Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)
  75. 2009Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (born 1927)
  76. 2009George Tiller, American physician (born 1941)
  77. 2010Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (born 1911)
  78. 2010Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (born 1933)
  79. 2010William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1923)
  80. 2010Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (born 1947)
  81. 2010Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942)
  82. 2011Pauline Betz, American tennis player (born 1919)
  83. 2011Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (born 1977)
  84. 2011Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (born 1941)
  85. 2011Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (born 1909)
  86. 2011John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (born 1918)
  87. 2011Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (born 1925)
  88. 2012Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (born 1919)
  89. 2012Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (born 1916)
  90. 2012Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (born 1911)
  91. 2012Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (born 1959)
  92. 2013Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (born 1926)
  93. 2013Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (born 1933)
  94. 2013Miguel Méndez, American author and poet (born 1930)
  95. 2013Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (born 1957)
  96. 2013Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (born 1987)
  97. 2013Jean Stapleton, American actress (born 1923)
  98. 2014Marilyn Beck, American journalist (born 1928)
  99. 2014Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (born 1952)
  100. 2014Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (born 1935)
  101. 2014Martha Hyer, American actress (born 1924)
  102. 2014Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1942)
  103. 2014Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (born 1922)
  104. 2015Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (born 1917)
  105. 2016Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) (born 1947)
  106. 2016Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (born 1938)
  107. 2016Carla Lane, English television writer (born 1928)
  108. 2016Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (born 1939)
  109. 2022Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (born 1932)
  110. 2022Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (born 1968)
  111. 2022Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (born 1939)
  112. 2022Jim Parks, English cricketer (born 1931)
  113. 2024Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer (born 1949)
  114. 2024Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama (born 1937)
  115. 2025Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943)

Celebraciones (4)

  1. Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei)
  2. Kaamatan, harvest festival in the state of Sabah and the federal territory of Labuan (Malaysia)
  3. World No Tobacco Day (International)
  4. Borobi Day (Australia)

Santoral (8)

  1. Blessed Camilla Battista da Varano
  2. Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla
  3. Hermias
  4. Blessed Mariano da Roccacasale
  5. Petronella
  6. Blessed Robert Thorpe
  7. Visitation of Mary (Western Christianity)
  8. May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)