What Happened In May 1931 In History

Historical Events for May, 1931

• 1st » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
• 14th » Ådalen shootings: Five people are killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
• 29th » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1931

• 1st » Naim Attallah, Palestinian author
• 1st » Jacques Languirand, Canadian radio host and actor
• 2nd » Phil Bruns, American actor (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Martha Grimes, American author
• 3rd » Vasily Rudenkov, Belarusian hammer thrower (d. 1982)
• 4th » Jan Pesman, Dutch skater (d. 2014)
• 4th » Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor
• 4th » Thomas Stuttaford, English physician, politician, and journalist
• 5th » Greg (comics) or Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1999)
• 6th » Willie Mays, American baseball player
• 7th » Teresa Brewer, American singer (d. 2007)
• 7th » Gene Wolfe, American author
• 9th » Vance D. Brand, American pilot and astronaut
• 9th » Alistair MacFarlane, Scottish engineer and academic
• 10th » Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, English lawyer and judge
• 10th » Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter
• 13th » Jim Jones, American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (d. 1978)
• 13th » Sydney Lipworth, South African businessman
• 14th » Alvin Lucier, American composer
• 15th » Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 16th » Hana Brady, Polish holocaust victim (d. 1944)
• 16th » Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 16th » Jack Dodson, American actor (d. 1994)
• 16th » Denise Filiatrault, Canadian actress and director
• 16th » K. Natwar Singh, Indian politician, Minister of External Affairs (India) called Minister of External Affairs for India
• 16th » Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut
• 18th » Barrie Cooke, Anglo-Irish painter (d. 2014)
• 18th » Don Martin (cartoonist) known as Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
• 18th » Robert Morse, American actor and singer
• 18th » Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995)
• 18th » Clément Vincent, Canadian politician
• 19th » Bob Anderson (racing driver) named Bob Anderson, English race car driver (d. 1967)
• 19th » Éric Tappy, Swiss tenor
• 20th » Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1982)
• 20th » Paul R. Evans, American furniture designer and sculptor (d. 1987)
• 23rd » Barbara Barrie, American actress and author
• 23rd » José Telles da Conceição, Brazilian high jumper (d. 1974)
• 24th » Michael Lonsdale, French actor
• 25th » Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2014)
• 25th » Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut
• 25th » Aili Jõgi, Estonian activist
• 25th » Irwin Winkler, American director and producer
• 27th » John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar
• 27th » Bernard Fresson, French actor (d. 2002)
• 27th » Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer
• 28th » Carroll Baker, American actress
• 28th » Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
• 30th » Larry Silverstein, American businessman
• 31st » John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 31st » Shirley Verrett, American soprano (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths for May 1931

• 5th » Glen Kidston, English pilot and race car driver (b. 1899)
• 9th » Albert Abraham Michelson, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 12th » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
• 14th » David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
• 14th » Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (b. 1887)
• 20th » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 31st » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 31st » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)

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