8 notable people died on May 31, including James Rainwater, Raymond Davis Jr., Johannes Aesticampianus.
21st Century
2 deaths
Raymond Davis Jr.
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2002)
Kwoh-Ting Li
economistfinance minister
Taiwanese politician (1910-2001)
20th Century
2 deaths
James Rainwater
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1975)
Bernard Cracroft Aston
botanical collectorbotanist
New Zealand agricultural chemist, botanist and photographer (1871–1951)
19th Century
1 death
Thomas Chalmers
economistmathematician
Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)
17th Century
1 death
Niccolò Zucchi
astronomerLatin Catholic priest
Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist
16th Century
1 death
Johannes Aesticampianus
botanisthumanist
German theologian (1457-1520)
11th Century
1 death
Gregory VII
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
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