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 3 Frank Hoyt Losey

  Composer dies at 59

• May 3 Otto Winter-Hjelm

  Composer dies at 93

• May 5 Glen Kidston

  British aviator and race driver (born 1899).

• May 9 Albert Abraham Michelson

  Nobel Prize laureate for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid

• May 12 Eugène Ysaÿe

  Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)

• May 12 Eugene-Auguste Ysaye

  Composer dies at 72

• May 13 Josif Marinkovic

  Composer dies at 79

• May 14 David Belasco

  American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)

• May 14 Denys Finch Hatton

  English big-game hunter (born 1887)

• May 17 Johan [Eliza J] de Master

  Writer / art critic

• May 17 Timothy Cole

  Wood engraver

• May 20 Ernest Noel

  Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)

• May 31 Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

  French canadian cardinal (born in 1866).

• May 31 Willy Stöwer

  German illustrator and author (d. 1931).