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• Helena Catharina Tuithof, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Helena Catharina Tuithof, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Berdina Alida Brehm, rotterdam († 1944)
• Jacob Drogt († 2015)
• Adriaan Cornelis Remeeus, Dreischor, Zeeland, Nederland († 1941)
• Henri Lambert (Henri) Jossaer, Sint-Truiden, België († 2010)
• franciscus peter (frans) peeters, helden-panningen († 2015)
• Marinus Lambertus Theodorus Van der heijden, Oss († 1947)
• Mary Jo Anne Deane, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Johanna Christina de Vos († 2016)

• Derk Jan Bakker (73), Kruiningen (gem. Reimerswaal)
• Derk Veldman (64), Zwolle
• Cornelia Verton (74), Zierikzee
• Adriaan Marinus Parlevliet (19), Haarlemmermeer
• Cornelia Visser (64), Dordrecht
• Cornelia Visser (64), Dordrecht
• August Ronkes (44), Pamekasan, Madoera, Indonesië
• Burt Higbie (71), Toledo, Lucas Co.Ohio
• Catharina Elisabeth Boisten (73), Rimburg, Limburg, Nederland
• Arie van Baren (80), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1938 » Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)
• 1939 » Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
• 1940 » Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
• 1940 » Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator
• 1941 » June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator
• 1941 » Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1941 » William Nordhaus, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
• 1943 » Sharon Gless, American actress

• 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 » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
• April 23 » World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
• October 31 » After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
• November 12 » World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12°C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
• December 6 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada declare war on Finland in support of the Soviet Union during the Continuation War. Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied Secret Agents for the War.
• December 9 » World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.

The temperature on May 31, 1941 was between 8.9 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.