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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
Johnny Hart
American cartoonist (1931–2007).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Endicott.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 76 years old in New York (stroke). [ref]
Martinus J. G. Veltman
Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021).
Born June 27th, 1931 in Waalwijk.
Died January 4th, 2021 at 89 years old in Bilthoven. [ref]
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993).
Born September 2nd, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 61 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer).
Gunnel Lindblom
Swedish actress (1931–2021).
Born December 18th, 1931 in Gothenburg.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Brottby. [ref]
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director (1931–2018).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2018 at 86 years old in Asiago (disease).
Min Bahadur Sherchan
Nepalese mountaineer.
Born June 20th, 1931 in Nepal.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 85 years old in Mount Everest, Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal). [ref]
Linda Nochlin
American art historian (1931–2017).
Born January 30th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Ebrahim Yazdi
Iranian politician and activist (1931-2017).
Born April 5th, 1931 in Qazvin. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2017 at 86 years old in İzmir (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Alice Rivlin
American economist (1931–2019).
Born March 4th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 14th, 2019 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sally Miller Gearhart
American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist (1931–2021).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Pearisburg.
Died July 14th, 2021 at 90 years old in Ukiah. [ref]
Julian Carroll
American politician (1931–2023).
Born April 16th, 1931 in West Paducah.
Died December 10th, 2023 at 92 years old in Frankfort. [ref]
Mauricio Kagel
Argentine-german composer (1931-2008).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Stan Albeck
American basketball player and coach (1931–2021).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Chenoa.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Hood River. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Boise (lung cancer). [ref]
Jack Molinas
American basketball player.
Born October 31st, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1975 at 43 years old in Hollywood.
Éric Tabarly
Sailor.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Nantes.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 66 years old in Irish Sea (drowning).
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
German diplomat.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 12th, 2020 at 88 years old in Bonn (disease). [ref]
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [ref]
Jiang Yanyong
Chinese physician (1931-2023).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Hangzhou.
Died March 12th, 2023 at 91 years old in Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School. [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Iranian ayatollah (1931–2014).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Tehran.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Catherine Tizard
New zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator (1931–2021).
Born April 4th, 1931 in Auckland. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2021 at 90 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.
Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
George Maxwell Richards
President of trinidad and tobago (1931-2018).
Born December 1st, 1931 in San Fernando.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 86 years old in Port of Spain (heart failure). [ref]
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