Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1931
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1931. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world
May 1 Thomas Cooper Gotch
May 2 Mario Leoni
May 2 Max Ringelmann
May 4 Miguel Lillo
May 4 Carlo Rizzarda
May 5 Glen KidstonBritish aviator and race driver (born 1899).
May 5 Basilio Pompilj
May 6 Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
May 6 Billy Garraty
May 9 Albert Abraham MichelsonPrize laureate for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid.
May 12 Eugène YsaÿeBelgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858).
May 12 Otto Küstner
May 13 Emiliano Figueroa Larraín
May 14 David BelascoAmerican director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853).
May 18 Aleksandr Dmitrievič Šeremetev
May 20 Ernest NoelScottish businessman and politician (b. 1831).
May 21 Théophile Cart
May 25 Giuseppe Trischitta
May 26 Kate Marsden
May 26 Hans von Arnim
May 29 Michele Schirru
May 31 Willy StöwerGerman illustrator and author (d. 1931).
May 31 Felix-Raymond-Marie RouleauFrench canadian cardinal (born in 1866).
May 31 Eugène Cosserat
May 31 Eberhard Limbrock
May 31 Sigurd Savonius