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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Walter Burkert
German classical philologist and religious scholar (1931–2015).
Born February 2nd, 1931 in Neuendettelsau.
Died March 11th, 2015 at 84 years old in Uster.
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]
Pascal Lissouba
First president of the republic of the congo (1931–2020).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Tsiguindi.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perpignan (Alzheimer's disease). [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]
Philippa Schuyler
American pianist and composer (1931–1967).
Born August 2nd, 1931 in New York City, Harlem.
Died May 9th, 1967 at 35 years old in Da Nang (drowning).
Telê Santana
Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Itabirito.
Died April 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
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]
Óscar Ichazo
Bolivian writer (1931–2020).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bolivia.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Kihei. [ref]
Adriana Asti
Italian theatre, film, and voice actress (1931–2025).
Born April 30th, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2025 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alfred W. Crosby
Historian, author, and professor (1931-2018).
Born January 15th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 14th, 2018 at 87 years old in Nantucket.
Eddie Barth
American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010).
Born September 29th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 28th, 2010 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dick Clair
Actor, comedian, writer (1931-1988).
Born November 12th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died December 12th, 1988 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Martial artist (1931–2019).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Josep Lluís Núñez
Spanish football executive (1931–2018).
Born September 7th, 1931 in Barakaldo. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Ricardo Legorreta
Mexican architect (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Mexico City.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Tommy Lapid
Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician (1931–2008).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Paul Mantee
American actor and writer (1931-2013).
Born January 9th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died November 7th, 2013 at 82 years old in Malibu (prostate cancer). [ref]
Yōji Yamada
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born September 13th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Toyonaka.
Sheng-yen
Taiwanese buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer (1931–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1931.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in Taipei (kidney failure). [ref]
Klaus Hasselmann
German climate researcher, meteorologist and oceanologist.
Born October 25th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Hamburg.
Larry Costello
American basketball player and coach (1931–2001).
Died December 13th, 2001 at 70 years old in Fort Myers.
Lisbet Palme
Swedish children's psychologist, married to olof palme between 1956–1986 (1931–2018).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Vällingby. [ref]
Ally MacLeod
Scottish footballer and manager (1931-2004).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Glasgow.
Died February 1st, 2004 at 72 years old in Glasgow (Alzheimer's disease).
James Cronin
American physicist.
Born September 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
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