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).

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).

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]

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]

Ricardo Vidal

Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).

Born February 6th, 1931 in Philippines.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cebu City (sepsis).

Ole-Johan Dahl

Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002).

Born October 12th, 1931 in Mandal.

Died June 29th, 2002 at 70 years old in Asker.

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).

p’Bitek Okot

Ugandan poet (1931–1982).

Born June 7th, 1931 in Gulu City.

Died July 20th, 1982 at 51 years old in Kampala.

Ray Wood

English footballer (1931-2002).

Born June 11th, 1931 in Hebburn.

Died July 7th, 2002 at 71 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018).

Born May 4th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died June 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow.

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).

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).

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).

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]

Janosch

German children's writer, illustrator, and novellist (born 1931).

Born March 11th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Zabrze, Zaborze.

Hugh Thomas

British historian (1931-2017).

Born October 21st, 1931 in Windsor.

Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in London. ^[ref]

Jimmy Stewart

British racing driver.

Born March 6th, 1931 in Milton.

Died January 3rd, 2008 at 76 years old in Helensburgh. ^[ref]

Juan Goytisolo

Spanish writer (1931-2017).

Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona.

Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. ^[ref]

Jan Troell

Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and film editor.

Born July 23rd, 1931 (age 95 years).

Antonella Lualdi

Italian actress (1931–2023).

Born July 6th, 1931 in Beirut.

Died August 10th, 2023 at 92 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Caroline Graham

English playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

Born July 17th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Nuneaton.

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]

Antun Vrdoljak

Croatian screenwriter, film director and politician.

Born June 4th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Imotski.

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]

Kyōko Kagawa

Japanese actress.

Born December 5th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Asō.