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What happened in history on this day: May 31?
On May 31 in ...
- 1962 - CBS-TV airs the Tell It To Groucho TV show for the last time.
- 1990 - The TV show The Seinfeld Chronicles debuts.
- 1992 - NBC airs the final episode of the sitcom Night Court.
Births on May 31
- 1888 - Birth of Jack Holt; US golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone).
- 1889 - Birth of Athene Seyler in London, England; actress (Make Mine Mink).
- 1897 - Birth of Margalo Gillmore in London, England; actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society).
- 1908 - Birth of Don Ameche in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Cocoon, Trading Places).
- 1912 - Birth of Dave O'Brien in Big Springs, Texas, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, First Aid).
- 1916 - Birth of John Vivyan; actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life).
- 1921 - Birth of Alida Valli in Pola, Italy; actress (Miracle of the Bells, The Third Man).
- 1922 - Birth of Denholm Elliott in London, England; actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat).
- 1929 - Birth of Elaine Stewart in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actress (Take the High Ground).
- 1930 - Birth of Clint Eastwood in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Dirty Harry), mayor (Carmel, California).
- 1934 - Birth of Jim Hutton in Binghamton, New York, USA; actor (Ellery Queen).
- 1940 - Birth of Elfi Mikesch; cinematographer (Erotique, Out of America, Malina).
- 1943 - Birth of Sharon Gless in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Chris Cagney - Cagney and Lacey).
- 1946 - Birth of Maeve Kinkead in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Guiding Light).
- 1946 - Birth of Rainer Werner Fassbinder; German director (Marriage of Maria Braum).
- 1948 - Birth of Lynda Bellingham; actress (Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic).
- 1948 - Birth of Rhea Perlman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Carla - Cheers, Zena - Taxi).
- 1949 - Birth of Steven Kampmann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Kirk - Newhart).
- 1950 - Birth of Gregory Harrison in Catalina, California, USA; actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run).
- 1950 - Birth of Tom Berenger in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me).
- 1956 - Birth of Yoshiko Sakakibara in Chiba, Japan; actress (Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter).
- 1958 - Birth of Kyle Secor in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actor (Tim Bayliss - Homicide).
- 1960 - Birth of Chris Elliott in New York City, New York, USA; actor/comedian (Get a Life, David Letterman Show).
- 1961 - Birth of Lea Thompson in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City, Casual Sex, Space Camp).
- 1962 - Birth of Noriko Hidaka; actor (Ranma 1/2, Baoh, Akazukin Chacha).
- 1965 - Birth of Brooke Shields in New York City, New York, USA; model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan).
- 1967 - Birth of Sandrine Bonnaire in Clermont, France; actress (Vagabond, Police).
Deaths on May 31
- 1947 - Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at age 39.
- 1987 - Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies.
- 1993 - John Granger, actor (Advise and Consent), dies at age 69.
- 2001 - Death of Arlene Francis at age 93 of Alzheimer's and cancer in San Francisco, California, USA; actress and broadcaster (25 Broadway shows, host of NBC-TV's Home show, panelist on What's My Line 1950-75).
- 2023 - Death of Jacky Oh at age 32 in Miami, Florida, USA; actor (Wild 'N Out).
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