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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Trevanian
American film scholar and writer (1931-2005).
Born June 12th, 1931 in Granville.
Died December 14th, 2005 at 74 years old in West Country.
Dries van Agt
Dutch politician.
Born February 2nd, 1931 in Geldrop.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 93 years old in Nijmegen. [ref]
Anthony Kenny
British philosopher (born 1931).
Born March 16th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Liverpool. [ref]
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Expert in islamic studies and writer from malaysia (1931–2026).
Born September 5th, 1931 in Bogor.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 94 years old [ref]
Arata Isozaki
Japanese architect (1931-2022).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Ōita-shi. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2022 at 91 years old in Naha, Okinawa (senility). [ref]
Basil D'Oliveira
Cricket player of england. (1931-2011).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Cape Town.
Died November 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Worcester (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Grant Williams
American actor (1931–1985).
Born August 18th, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 28th, 1985 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (sepsis).
Ed Gilbert
American actor and biologist (1931–1999).
Born June 29th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Joanna Merlin
American actress (1931–2023).
Born July 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2023 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Indian singer.
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Budaun.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Johannes Rau
German politician (spd), 8th president of germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006).
Born January 16th, 1931 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Stelios Kazantzidis
Greek singer (1931–2001).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Athens.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 70 years old in Athens (cancer).
Zeki Müren
Turkish musician (1931–1996).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Bursa. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 65 years old in Kültürpark (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hubert Sumlin
American chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Greenwood.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Wayne (heart failure). [ref]
Ivan Rebroff
German singer (1931–2008).
Born July 31st, 1931 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 76 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Richard Bakalyan
American actor (1931-2015).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Watertown.
Died February 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Elmira (disease).
Aldo Sambrell
Spanish actor (1931–2010).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Madrid.
Died July 10th, 2010 at 79 years old in Alicante (stroke). [ref]
Iajuddin Ahmed
Former president of bangladesh (1931-2012).
Born February 1st, 1931 in Bikrampur. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2012 at 81 years old in Bangkok (cardiovascular disease).
William O'Malley
American actor and priest (1931–2023).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Buffalo.
Died July 15th, 2023 at 91 years old in Newton. [ref]
Yi Ku
Korean prince (1931-2005).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 73 years old in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Nora
French historian and publisher (1931–2025).
Born November 17th, 1931 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2025 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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