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Who died on May 31

115 figures who shaped history died on May 31.

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Petronius Maximus — Western Roman emperor in 455, who died on May 31 455.

Fujiwara no Morosuke — Japanese statesman, courtier and politician, who died on May 31 960.

Géza II of Hungary — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1141 to 1162, who died on May 31 1162.

Birger, King of Sweden — King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318, who died on May 31 1321.

Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley — English noble and rebel, who died on May 31 1326.

Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell — 14th-century English baron, who died on May 31 1349.

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Who died on May 31?

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 31, including Petronius Maximus, Fujiwara no Morosuke, Géza II of Hungary. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on May 31?

58 documented historical events happened on May 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Petronius Maximus, the ruler of the Western Roman Empire, was stoned to death by a mob as he fled Rome before Vandal forces arrived and sacked the city. On the same day, in another year: A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captured Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty of China. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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