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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
Dominique Lapierre
French writer (1931–2022).
Born July 30th, 1931 in Châtelaillon-Plage.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 91 years old in Sainte-Maxime. [ref]
Peter Baldwin
American director and actor (1931–2017).
Born January 11th, 1931 in Winnetka.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Pebble Beach. [ref]
George Maciunas
Lithuanian artist (1931–1978).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Kaunas.
Died May 9th, 1978 at 46 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer).
Chalmers Johnson
American political scientist (1931–2010).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2010 at 79 years old in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Jack Clement
American singer-songwriter and record producer (1934–2013).
Born April 5th, 1931 in Memphis.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 82 years old in Nashville (liver cancer). [ref]
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Japanese composer, arranger (1931-2021).
Born November 1st, 1931 in Hirosaki.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Tokyo (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Argentine activist, architect and sculptor.
Born November 26th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Buenos Aires.
Audrey Flack
American artist (1931–2024).
Born May 30th, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 93 years old in Southampton (aortic dissection). [ref]
Shirley Hazzard
Australian-american author.
Born January 30th, 1931 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manhattan (dementia). [ref]
Dominic Frontiere
American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist (1931-2017).
Born June 17th, 1931 in New Haven.
Died December 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tesuque. [ref]
Richard F. Heck
American chemist (1931–2015).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Springfield.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 84 years old in Manila. [ref]
Margaret Heckler
American politician (1931-2018).
Born June 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Arlington County (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Julian May
American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer (1931–2017).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Bellevue. [ref]
Donald Kennedy
American biologist (1931-2020).
Born August 18th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Redwood City (COVID-19). [ref]
Robert Ouko
Politician (1931-1990).
Born March 31st, 1931 in Kenya.
Died February 12th, 1990 at 58 years old in Nyanza Province.
Bruno Mattei
Italian film director, film editor and screenwriter (1931–2007).
Died May 21st, 2007 at 75 years old in Lido di Ostia (brain cancer). [ref]
Michael O. Rabin
Israeli computer scientist.
Born September 1st, 1931 in Wrocław.
Died April 14th, 2026 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Nikhil Banerjee
Indian sitar player (1931–1986).
Born October 14th, 1931 in Kolkata.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 54 years old in Kolkata.
Burton Richter
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Algis Budrys
Lithuanian-american author, editor, and critic (1931–2008).
Born January 9th, 1931 in Königsberg.
Died June 9th, 2008 at 77 years old in Evanston (melanoma). [ref]
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Former caretaker prime minister of pakistan (1931–2009).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Shaheed Benazirabad District.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian-american astrophysicist (1931-2018).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Masahiro Shinoda
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Died March 25th, 2025 at 94 years old in Gifu (pneumonia). [ref]
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