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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
Lev Durov
Soviet/russian theatre and film actor, theatrical director, drama teacher (1931—2015).
Born December 23rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow (disease).
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
German screenwriter, film director and writer (1931–2022).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2022 at 91 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Emily Nasrallah
Lebanese writer (1931–2018).
Born July 6th, 1931 in Kaukaba.
Died March 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Beirut (breast cancer). [ref]
Georgy Grechko
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2017).
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Laura Valenzuela
Spanish television presenter (1931–2023).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Spain, Seville.
Died March 17th, 2023 at 92 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Kiki Dimoulà
Greek poet (1931-2020).
Born June 6th, 1931 in Athens. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Herbert Wilf
American mathematician (1931–2012).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Wynnewood (neuromuscular disease). [ref]
Michel Deville
French film director, screenwriter (1931–2023).
Born April 13th, 1931 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died February 16th, 2023 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Hansjörg Felmy
Actor (1931–2007).
Born January 31st, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 76 years old in Eching.
Sawako Ariyoshi
Japanese writer and novelist (1931–1984).
Born January 20th, 1931 in Wakayama.
Died August 30th, 1984 at 53 years old in Suginami (heart failure).
Stanley Deser
American physicist.
Born March 19th, 1931 in Rivne. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2023 at 92 years old in Pasadena.
Nikolai Chernykh
Soviet and ukrainian astronomer.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Usman.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Colin Campbell
British petroleum geologist (1931–2022).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 2022 at 91 years old in Ballydehob. [ref]
Wei Jianxing
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1931-2015).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Xinchang County.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Zakaria Tamer
Syrian writer of short stories, newspaper columnist, newspaper editor.
Born January 2nd, 1931 (age 95 years) in Damascus.
Robert Burnham, Jr.
American astronomer (1931–1993).
Born June 16th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 61 years old in San Diego.
Andrey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian geographer (1931–2011).
Born July 9th, 1931 in Cambridge.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ian McMillan
Scottish footballer (1931-2024).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Airdrie. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2024 at 92 years old in Airdrie. [ref]
Zoltán Latinovits
Hungarian actor.
Born September 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 44 years old in Balatonszemes.
Mary L. Good
American chemist (1931–2019).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Grapevine.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Juan Pereda
President of bolivia (1931–2012).
Born June 17th, 1931 in La Paz.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (lung cancer).
Ivan Toplak
Serbian-slovenian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1931 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 89 years old in Maribor. [ref]
Joseph Fiorenza
Us roman catholic archbishop (1931–2022).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Beaumont.
Died September 19th, 2022 at 91 years old in Houston.
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