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Waka Flocka Flame first became known for his 2009 single "O Let's Do It", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, an imprint of Warner Records, that same year.
Famous Birthdays on May 31
1986 — Waka Flocka Flame
American rapper
May 31 has 181 recorded notable births across history, from 1462 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 2010 Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray. Source
- 1947 Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government. Source
- 1902 Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. Source
- 1955 The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Source
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Panjabi is the first Asian actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting.
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On television, Elliott won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 1981 and was nominated for a second for Hotel du Lac (1986).
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Corey Mitchell Hart is a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night", "Never Surrender" and "It Ain't Enough".
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed over 40 films that span a variety of genres; frequently his work blends elements of Hollywood melodrama with social criticism and avant-garde techniques.
More major people born on May 31
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1972
Archie Panjabi
British actress
Archana Panjabi is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles as Maya Roy in the BBC One series Life on Mars (2006–2007), Kalinda Sharma in the CBS series The Good Wife (2009–2015), Nas Kamal in the…
1922
Denholm Elliott
English-Spanish actor (died 1992)
Denholm Mitchell Elliott was an English actor. He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984) and…
1962
Corey Hart
Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
Corey Mitchell Hart is a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night", "Never Surrender" and "It Ain't Enough".
1945
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
1469
Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)
Manuel I, known as the Fortunate, was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch.
1963
Wesley Willis
American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2003)
Wesley Lawrence Willis was an American musician and visual artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, Willis began a career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music tradition.
1898
Norman Vincent Peale
American minister and author (died 1993)
Norman Vincent Peale was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking (1952).
1957
Jim Craig
American ice hockey player
James Downey Craig is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
1985
Jordy Nelson
American football player
Jordy Ray Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers.
1950
Jean Chalopin
French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
Jean Chalopin is a French businessman, banker and former television animation producer.
1928
Pankaj Roy
Indian cricketer (died 2001)
Pankaj Roy was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches, including once as captain.
1912
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics.
1984
Andrew Bailey
American baseball player
Andrew Scott Bailey is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
1945
Laurent Gbagbo
Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
Koudou Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician who was the president of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. He was the first president in the history of the country that was a centre-left politician.
1980
Andy Hurley
American musician
Andrew John Hurley is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands.
1847
William Pirrie
1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924)
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman.
1972
Antti Niemi
Finnish international footballer and coach
Antti Mikko Niemi is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently an assistant coach of Volos of the Super League Greece.
1972
Dave Roberts
American baseball player and coach
David Ray Roberts, nicknamed "Doc", is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder who is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
1967
Phil Keoghan
New Zealand television host and producer
Philip John Keoghan is a New Zealand television presenter, best known for hosting the American version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut.