About the day » Friday May 31, 1968Calender converter

• Jan Baas, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
• Bianca Carmen Dolores Cornet, Krommenie († 2015)
• Helena Catharina van Sommeren, Afferden
• Hans Goutier, Naarden
• Marleen Louisa Karel RIBBENS, Brasschaat († 1998)
• Hans Goutier, Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• N.N. * Hanegraaf, Den Bosch († 1968)
• Paul Bevers, Hengelo († 2011)
• Pauline Middendorp, gravenhage († 2010)
• Simon Geoffrey PHILLIPS († 2009)

• Anna Geske (66), Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Cornelia Dijkshoorn (77), Veenendaal
• Angeline Elizabeth Roth (86)
• Antje Doedes van der Weide (81)
• Cornelis Willem Beghtel (63), Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Cornelis Keus (80), Den Haag(ZH)
• Anna Belle Harstine (84), Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
• Alfred Abraham Newton (70), Taree, NSW, AU
• Abraham Brinkman (60), Groningen
• Charles Arthur Northrup

• 1964 » Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer
• 1964 » Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
• 1964 » Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
• 1964 » Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1965 » Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
• 1966 » Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
• 1967 » Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1967 » Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer
• 1971 » Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, and arranger
• 1972 » Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer

• 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)
• 1970 » Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)
• 1976 » Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
• 1977 » William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
• 1978 » József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Peter
5. Johan
6. Hendrik
7. Richard
8. Michael
9. Marcel
10. Willem
11. Cornelis
12. Mark
13. Patrick
14. John
15. Eric
16. Ronald

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Ingrid
5. Sandra
6. Petra
7. Anna
8. Esther
9. Elisabeth
10. Yvonne
11. Jolanda
12. Karin
13. Jacqueline
14. Cornelia
15. Linda
16. Sylvia

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
• March 31 » American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
• April 6 » Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
• June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
• August 13 » Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
• October 14 » The 6.5 M_w  Meckering earthquake shook the southwest portion of Western Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $2.2 million in damage and leaving 20–28 people injured.
• December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.

The temperature on May 31, 1968 was between 9.1 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 14.9 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.