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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Mady Mesplé
French soprano (1931-2020).
Born March 7th, 1931 in Toulouse.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Teruyuki Okazaki
Okinawan martial artist.
Born June 22nd, 1931 in Fukuoka.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
Margareta Hallin
Swedish opera singer.
Born February 20th, 1931 in Karlskoga.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 88 years old in Vantör.
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]
Brian Goodwin
Canadian mathematician and biologist (1931–2009).
Born March 25th, 1931 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 78 years old in Dartington (falling from height). [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]
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]
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]
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]
Terence Marsh
British production designer (1931-2018).
Born November 14th, 1931 in London.
Died January 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Pacific Palisades (cancer). [ref]
Furio Colombo
Italian journalist and politician (1931–2025).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Châtillon.
Died January 14th, 2025 at 94 years old in Rome. [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]
Edith Bruck
Hungarian italian writer and film director.
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]
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).
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).
Stanley Deser
American physicist.
Born March 19th, 1931 in Rivne. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2023 at 92 years old in Pasadena.
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]
Hansjörg Felmy
Actor (1931–2007).
Born January 31st, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 76 years old in Eching.
Nikolai Chernykh
Soviet and ukrainian astronomer.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Usman.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Zoltán Latinovits
Hungarian actor.
Born September 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 44 years old in Balatonszemes.
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.
Colin Campbell
British petroleum geologist (1931–2022).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 2022 at 91 years old in Ballydehob. [ref]
Zakaria Tamer
Syrian writer of short stories, newspaper columnist, newspaper editor.
Born January 2nd, 1931 (age 95 years) in Damascus.
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