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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
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]
Te Atairangikaahu
Māori queen (1931–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Waahi Pā.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Ngāruawāhia (kidney failure). [ref]
Dervla Murphy
Irish touring cyclist and writer (1931–2022).
Born November 28th, 1931 in Lismore. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Lismore. [ref]
Elias M. Stein
American mathematician (1931-2018).
Born January 13th, 1931 in Antwerp.
Died December 23rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Somerville (mantle cell lymphoma). [ref]
Vujadin Boškov
Serbian footballer (1931-2014).
Died April 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Novi Sad (Alzheimer's disease).
Freddy Cole
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born October 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Sonny Clark
American jazz pianist (1931–1963).
Born July 21st, 1931 in Herminie.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 31 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Nandini Satpathy
Politician from odisha, india (1931-2006).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Cuttack.
Died August 4th, 2006 at 75 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
Syukuro Manabe
Japanese-american meteorologist and climatologist (1931–).
Born September 21st, 1931 (age 94 years) in Shinritsu. [ref]
Alvin Lucier
American composer of experimental music and sound installations (1931–2021).
Born May 14th, 1931 in Nashua.
Died December 1st, 2021 at 90 years old in Middletown. [ref]
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Malaysian politician and muslim cleric.
Born January 10th, 1931 in Kelantan.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 84 years old in Kota Bharu (prostate cancer).
Carmen Sevilla
Spanish actress and singer (1930–2023).
Born October 16th, 1931 in Heliópolis. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2023 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hend Rostom
Egyptian actress.
Born November 12th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died August 8th, 2011 at 79 years old in Giza (myocardial infarction).
Dorothy Stang
Brazilian activist (1931–2005).
Born June 7th, 1931 in Dayton.
Died February 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Anapu (gunshot wound).
Billy Bingham
Northern irish footballer and manager (1931–2022).
Born August 5th, 1931 in Belfast.
Died June 9th, 2022 at 90 years old in Birkdale. [ref]
Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Alberto Baillères
Mexican businessman and fighting bull rancher (1931–2022).
Born August 22nd, 1931 in Mexico City.
Died February 2nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
John Clarke
American actor (1931–2019).
Born April 14th, 1931 in South Bend.
Died October 16th, 2019 at 88 years old in Laguna Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Gene Fullmer
American boxer (1931–2015).
Born July 21st, 1931 in West Jordan.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Taylorsville.
Mary Rodgers
American composer, screenwriter, children's writer (1931–2014).
Born January 11th, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 2014 at 83 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Ettore Scola
Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016).
Born May 10th, 1931 in Trevico.
Died January 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Morris
American artist (1931-2018).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2018 at 87 years old in Kingston (disease). [ref]
James Q. Wilson
American political scientist and public policy expert.
Born May 27th, 1931 in Denver.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 80 years old in Boston. [ref]
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