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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Will McBride
American photographer (1931-2015).
Born January 10th, 1931 in St. Louis.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Anton Tus
Croatian general (1931–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Bribir, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 91 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
D. M. Jayaratne
Sri lankan politician (1931–2019).
Born June 7th, 1931 in Colombo.
Died November 19th, 2019 at 88 years old in Kandy. [ref]
Cleopa Msuya
Prime minister of tanzania (1980–1983, 1994-1995).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Kilimanjaro Region.
Died May 7th, 2025 at 94 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Roger Piantoni
French footballer (1931–2018).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Étain.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Nancy. [ref]
Hans van Mierlo
Dutch politician (1931–2010).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Breda.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (liver disease). [ref]
Gil Mellé
American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Jersey City.
Died October 28th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Klaus Wunderlich
German musician (1931–1997).
Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.
Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).
Sylvano Bussotti
Italian composer.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Florence.
Died September 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian (1931–2012).
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anabel Gutiérrez
Mexican actress and comedian (1931-2022).
Born September 5th, 1931 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Kalina Jędrusik
Actress (1931-1991).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Częstochowa. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Warsaw (asthma).
John Mollo
British costume designer (1931-2017).
Born March 18th, 1931 in London.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Froxfield. [ref]
Rubens de Falco
Brazilian actor (1931–2008).
Born October 19th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Szeto Wah
Hong kong politician and teacher (1931-2011).
Born February 28th, 1931 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Ronald Drever
British physicist (1931-2017).
Born October 26th, 1931 in Paisley. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edinburgh (dementia).
Dimitri Bashkirov
Russian pianist (1931–2021).
Born November 1st, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died March 7th, 2021 at 89 years old in Moscow, Madrid. [ref]
Sakyo Komatsu
Japanese writer (1931–2011).
Born January 28th, 1931 in Osaka.
Died July 26th, 2011 at 80 years old in Osaka (pneumonia). [ref]
Yulian Semyonov
Soviet writer (1931–1993).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Magda Guzmán
Mexican actress (1931–2015).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Peter Barnes
British writer (1931-2004).
Born January 10th, 1931 in London.
Died July 1st, 2004 at 73 years old in London (stroke).
Gordon Pirie
Athletics competitor (1931–1991).
Born February 10th, 1931 in Leeds.
Died December 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lymington (cholangiocarcinoma).
Lee H. Hamilton
Politician.
Born April 20th, 1931 in Daytona Beach.
Died February 3rd, 2026 at 94 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Lloyd deMause
American thinker (1931–2020).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Detroit.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
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