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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
León Febres-Cordero
President of ecuador (1984 - 1988).
Born March 9th, 1931 in Guayaquil.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 77 years old in Guayaquil (cancer). [ref]
Michael Fisher
English physicist, chemist and mathematician (1931–2021).
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Fyzabad. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Lars Hörmander
Swedish mathematician (1931–2012).
Born January 24th, 1931 in Mjällby.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 81 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Gerald Potterton
British-canadian animator and director.
Born March 8th, 1931 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 91 years old in Cowansville. [ref]
Robert G. Gallager
American electrical engineer.
Gopi Chand Narang
Indian theorist, literary critic and scholar (1931–2022).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Duki District.
Died June 15th, 2022 at 91 years old in Charlotte.
Maxine Singer
American molecular biologist (1931–2024).
Born February 15th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Baya
Algerian painter (1931-1998).
Born December 12th, 1931 in Bordj El Kiffan.
Died November 9th, 1998 at 66 years old in Blida.
Rolf Hochhuth
German writer (1931-2020).
Born April 1st, 1931 in Eschwege.
Died May 13th, 2020 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician, physicist and author.
Born November 15th, 1931 in Kamperveen.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 93 years old in Twello. [ref]
Igor Oistrakh
Ukrainian musician (1931–2021).
Born April 27th, 1931 in Odesa.
Died August 14th, 2021 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anthony de Mello
Indian writer (1931-1987).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Yazdi
Iranian cleric (1931-2020).
Born July 2nd, 1931 in Isfahan.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in Qom. [ref]
Roman Opałka
French-born polish painter (1931-2011).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Hocquinghen.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Rome, Chieti (sepsis). [ref]
Manolo Escobar
Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013).
Born October 19th, 1931 in Las Norias.
Died October 24th, 2013 at 82 years old in Benidorm (colorectal cancer).
Malcolm Williamson
Australian composer (1931–2003).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died March 2nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
Governor of south australia (2001-07).
Born September 13th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Coffs Harbour.
Kaoru Yachigusa
Japanese actress (1931-2019).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
M. S. Gopalakrishnan
Indian violinist (1931-2013).
Born June 10th, 1931 in Chennai.
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Eva Heyman
Holocaust victim.
Born February 13th, 1931 in Oradea.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 13 years old in Auschwitz.
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dutch writer (1931–2008).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Rotterdam.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 77 years old in Blue Hill (cancer).
Uri Orlev
Polish-israeli children's writer (1929–2022).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2022 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Mikael Tariverdiev
Soviet composer of armenian descent (1931–1996).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sochi.
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