About the day » Tuesday May 31, 1932Calender converter

• Carrie Elizabeth Beckwith Patterson [Pts], Easthampton, New York († 1978)
• Evelyn Scullion, Montréal, Quebec, Canada († 2016)
• Bryant Gerald Smit, Quinn, Pennington, South Dakota, United States († 2006)
• Angelo Pantoja, Moroleon, Moroleón Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico († 1996)
• Alfred Lesseliers, Beveren-Waas († 2015)
• Adriaantje Klein, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1934)
• Berend Jan van Zeijts, Eefde († 2003)
• Anthonia Maria Oliehoek, Wassenaar († 1932)
• Frederick Jean Joseph Peetermans, Sint-Truiden, België († 1998)
• Anna Rosa Maria van de Geijn, Heeswijk († 2006)

• Alida Mans (73), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Baltezen (78), Leunen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catharina Heuts (57), Wijlre
• Aaltje Maartensd van Valen (82), Dubbeldam, zh.nld
• Wessel, Coevorden
• Aafke Elenius (76), Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham Gilijamse (65), Haamstede
• Aafke Pieters ELENIUS (75), Uithuizen Groningen Netherlands
• Adrianus Verhagen (73), Den Bosch
• Alfred Cooper Grimshaw (74), Lancashire, England

• 1928 » Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer († 2001)
• 1929 » Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer († 2014)
• 1930 » Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer
• 1931 » John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2019)
• 1931 » Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress († 2010)
• 1932 » Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer († 2012)
• 1932 » Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer († 1994)
• 1933 » Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author
• 1934 » Jim Hutton, American actor († 1979)
• 1935 » Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand

• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Jacob
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
• January 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
• March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
• April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
• July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
• October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

The temperature on May 31, 1932 was between 9.3 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.