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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
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]
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]
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist (1931–2006).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. [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]
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.
Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Born November 21st, 1931.
Died April 11th, 2011 at 79 years old in Kirksville. [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]
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]
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]
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
German diplomat.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 12th, 2020 at 88 years old in Bonn (disease). [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]
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]
Camillo Ruini
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 19th, 1931 in Sassuolo.
Died June 16th, 2026 at 95 years old in Rome. [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]
Elizabeth J. Feinler
American information scientist (born 1931).
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]
Flora Nwapa
Nigerian writer.
Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia). [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).
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]
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]
Louis Pouzin
French computer scientist.
Born April 20th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Chantenay-Saint-Imbert. [ref]
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