Malcolm Williamson

Australian composer (1931–2003).

Born November 21st, 1931 in Sydney.

Died March 2nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Cambridge.

Mohammad Yazdi

Iranian cleric (1931-2020).

Born July 2nd, 1931 in Isfahan.

Died December 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in Qom. ^[ref]

Marjorie Jackson-Nelson

Governor of south australia (2001-07).

Born September 13th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Coffs Harbour.

Ayako Sono

Japanese writer.

Born September 17th, 1931 in Katsushika.

Died February 28th, 2025 at 93 years old in Tokyo. ^[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.

M. S. Gopalakrishnan

Indian violinist (1931-2013).

Born June 10th, 1931 in Chennai.

Died January 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in Chennai.

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).

Eva Heyman

Holocaust victim.

Born February 13th, 1931 in Oradea.

Died October 17th, 1944 at 13 years old in Auschwitz.

Márta Mészáros

Hungarian screenwriter and film director (born 1931).

Born September 19th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Budapest.

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]

Mike Parkes

English racing driver (1931-1977).

Born September 24th, 1931 in Richmond.

Died August 28th, 1977 at 45 years old in Riva presso Chieri (traffic collision).

Jim Redman

Rhodesian motorcycle racer.

Born November 8th, 1931 (age 94 years) in London.

Thomas C. Oden

American theologian (1931–2016).

Born October 21st, 1931 in Altus.

Died December 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oklahoma City.

Ola Ullsten

Swedish politician, prime minister of sweden between october 1978 and october 1979 (1931–2018).

Born June 23rd, 1931 in Umeå landsförsamling.

Died May 28th, 2018 at 86 years old in Öja District. ^[ref]

Paul Benacerraf

American philosopher.

Born March 26th, 1931 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died January 13th, 2025 at 93 years old in Princeton. ^[ref]

Maurice Gee

New zealand novelist (1931–2025).

Born August 22nd, 1931 in Whakatāne.

Died June 12th, 2025 at 93 years old in Nelson. ^[ref]

Nigel Calder

British science writer (1931–2014).

Born December 2nd, 1931 in Greater London.

Died June 25th, 2014 at 82 years old in Crawley.

Tom Adams

Prime minister of barbados.

Born September 24th, 1931 in Barbados.

Died March 11th, 1985 at 53 years old in Barbados (myocardial infarction).

Franco Interlenghi

Italian actor (1931-2015).

Born October 29th, 1931 in Rome.

Died September 10th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome (disease). ^[ref]

Sébastien Japrisot

French author (1931–2003).

Born July 4th, 1931 in Marseille.

Died March 4th, 2003 at 71 years old in Vichy.

Jacob Ziv

Israeli computer scientist (1931–2023).

Born November 27th, 1931 in Tiberias.

Died March 25th, 2023 at 91 years old ^[ref]

Julio Grondona

Argentine football administrator (1931-2014).

Born September 18th, 1931 in Avellaneda.

Died July 30th, 2014 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (aortic aneurysm). ^[ref]

Marina Popovich

Soviet pilot, writer and ufologist (1931-2017).

Born July 20th, 1931 in Velizhsky District.

Died November 30th, 2017 at 86 years old in Krasnodar.

Nicole Courcel

French actress (1931-2016).

Born October 21st, 1931 in Saint-Cloud.

Died June 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Rebecca Pan

Chinese actress and singer.

Born December 29th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Shanghai.