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Birthdays occurring on May, 31

1819

Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819
poet, 1819-1892

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

1857

Pope Pius XI was born on May 31, 1857
Italian linguist and scholar. 259th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1922-1939). 1857-1939

Communism teaches and seeks two objectives: unrelenting class warfare and the complete eradication of private ownership

1889

Athene Seyler was born on May 31, 1889

Whenever I see his finger nails, I thank God I don't have to look at his feet.

1894

Fred Allen was born on May 31, 1894
American comedian, 1894-1956

He's so small, he's a waste of skin

1898

Norman Vincent Peale was born on May 31, 1898
American Protestant clergyman and writer, 1898-1993

We tend to get what we expect.

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Deaths occurring on May, 31

1963

Edith Hamilton died on May 31, 1963
American educator and author. Known for popularizing classical Greek and Roman literature. 1867-1963

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

1967

Billy Strayhorn died on May 31, 1967

Mr. Ellington, this is the way you played this number in the show. Now this is the way I would play it.

1974

Adelle Davis died on May 31, 1974
American nutritionist and writer, 1904-1974

Thousands upon thousands of persons have studied disease. Almost no one has studied health.

1982

Jack Dempsey died on May 31, 1982

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

1995

Stanley Elkin died on May 31, 1995

It's fine, precise, detailed work, the infinitely small motor management of diamond cutters and safecrackers that we do in our heads.

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