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In the year 1931
1,149 Notable birthdays
Desmond Tutu
South african churchman, politician, archbishop, nobel prize winner (1931–2021).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Munsieville.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cape Town (prostate cancer). [ref]
George Jones
American country musician (1931–2013).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saratoga.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 81 years old in Nashville (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dan Rather
American broadcast journalist (born 1931).
Born October 31st, 1931 (age 94 years) in Wharton.
Willie Mays
American baseball player (1931–2024).
Born May 6th, 1931 in Westfield. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2024 at 93 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Jerry Van Dyke
American actor and comedian (1931–2018).
Born July 27th, 1931 in Danville.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 86 years old in Hot Springs (heart failure).
Tab Hunter
American actor and singer (1931-2018).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Manhattan.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (thrombosis). [ref]
Larry Hagman
American actor (1931–2012).
Born September 21st, 1931 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2012 at 81 years old in Dallas (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Mike Nichols
American director and comedian (1931–2014).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died November 19th, 2014 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Anatoly Dyatlov
Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.
Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Diana Dors
English actress.
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Swindon.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 52 years old in Windsor (ovarian cancer).
Ram Dass
American spiritual teacher, author and psychologist.
Born April 6th, 1931 in Boston.
Died December 22nd, 2019 at 88 years old in Maui. [ref]
Olympia Dukakis
American actress (1931-2021).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Lowell.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Charles Nelson Reilly
American comedian and actor (1931–2007).
Born January 13th, 1931 in South Bronx.
Died May 25th, 2007 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Leslie Caron
French-american actress and dancer.
Roger Penrose
English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher.
Born August 8th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Colchester.
Dominic Chianese
American actor, animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist.
Born February 24th, 1931 (age 95 years) in The Bronx.
Daniel Ellsberg
American whistleblower (1931–2023).
Born April 7th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 16th, 2023 at 92 years old in Kensington (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Marshall Applewhite
American cult leader.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 65 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (intoxication).
Della Reese
American actress and singer (1931-2017).
Born July 6th, 1931 in Detroit, Black Bottom, Detroit.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Encino (diabetes). [ref]
Gavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Mount Kisco.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Marla Gibbs
American actress, singer, comedian, writer and television producer.
Born June 14th, 1931 (age 94 years) in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Martin Milner
American actor (1931–2015).
Born December 28th, 1931 in Detroit.
Died September 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Carlsbad.
Paolo Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Florence.
Died October 10th, 1995 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Philip Baker Hall
American actor (1931–2022).
Born September 10th, 1931 in Toledo.
Died June 12th, 2022 at 90 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Jack Swigert
Nasa astronaut, pilot (1931-1982).
Born August 30th, 1931 in Denver.
Died December 27th, 1982 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C. (bone cancer).
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