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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
John Mbiti
Kenyan philosopher (1931–2019).
Born November 30th, 1931 in Kenya Colony.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 87 years old in Burgdorf.
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Shirley Verrett
American opera singer, educator and writer.
Born May 31st, 1931 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ann Arbor (disease, heart failure). [ref]
Pierre Pilote
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2017).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Kénogami.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 85 years old in Barrie (cancer). [ref]
Gerd Heidemann
German journalist and convicted fraudster (1931–2024).
Born December 4th, 1931 in Altona.
Died December 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist (1931–2006).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Le Kha Phieu
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1931–2020).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Thanh Hóa.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Alan Fletcher
British graphic designer (1931–2006).
Born September 27th, 1931 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Bobby Collins
Scottish footballer (1931–2014).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Govanhill.
Died January 13th, 2014 at 82 years old in Yorkshire. [ref]
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer).
Flora Nwapa
Nigerian writer.
Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia). [ref]
Wallace Broecker
American geochronologist and oceanographer (1931–2019).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure). [ref]
Elizabeth J. Feinler
American information scientist (born 1931).
Dritëro Agolli
Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Devoll District.
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tirana (lung disease). [ref]
Hamilton Smith
American microbiologist (1931–2025).
Born August 23rd, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 25th, 2025 at 94 years old in Ellicott City. [ref]
Louis Pouzin
French computer scientist.
Born April 20th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Chantenay-Saint-Imbert. [ref]
Ingrid van Bergen
German actress.
Born June 15th, 1931 in Gdańsk.
Died November 28th, 2025 at 94 years old in Eyendorf. [ref]
Jan Johansson
Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968).
Born September 16th, 1931 in Söderhamn.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 37 years old in Stockholm (traffic collision).
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Egyptian actress (1936-2014).
Born September 8th, 1931 in Faiyum.
Died November 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Cairo (stroke).
Al Williamson
American cartoonist (1931–2010).
Born March 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in upstate New York. [ref]
José Alencar
Vice president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931–2011).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Muriaé.
Died March 29th, 2011 at 79 years old in São Paulo (stomach cancer).
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018).
Died June 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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