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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
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.
Ole-Johan Dahl
Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002).
Born October 12th, 1931 in Mandal.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 70 years old in Asker.
Dickie Moore
Canadian hockey player, businessman and philanthropist (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (prostate cancer).
p’Bitek Okot
Ugandan poet (1931–1982).
Born June 7th, 1931 in Gulu City.
Died July 20th, 1982 at 51 years old in Kampala.
Anthony Harvey
British film director and film editor (1930-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1931 in London. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 86 years old in Water Mill. [ref]
Michael Hardie Boys
17th governor-general of new zealand (1931–2023).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Wellington.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 92 years old in Waikanae. [ref]
José Sulaimán
Mexican businessman (1931-2014).
Born May 30th, 1931 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Antonella Lualdi
Italian actress (1931–2023).
Born July 6th, 1931 in Beirut.
Died August 10th, 2023 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Viktor Nikiforov
Russian ice hockey player (1931–1989).
Born December 4th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan.
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
Hugh Thomas
British historian (1931-2017).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Windsor.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Juan Goytisolo
Spanish writer (1931-2017).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona.
Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. [ref]
David Cooper
Sourh african psychiatrist (1931–1986).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
William P. Clark
American judge, reagan advisor (1931-2013).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Oxnard.
Died August 10th, 2013 at 81 years old in Shandon (Parkinson's disease).
Jan Troell
Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and film editor.
Janosch
German children's writer, illustrator, and novellist (born 1931).
Born March 11th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Zabrze, Zaborze.
Moira Orfei
Italian actress and circus performer (1931-2015).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Codroipo.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brescia (stroke). [ref]
David Lee
Physicist and nobel prize winner from the united states.
Born January 20th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Rye.
Ricardo Vidal
Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Philippines.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cebu City (sepsis).
Ernst Degner
East german motorcycle racer (1931–1983).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in Gliwice.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 51 years old in Arona (heart attack, abuse of medicaments).
Alessandro Mendini
Italian designer and architect (1931–2019).
Born August 16th, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
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