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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Robert Burnham, Jr.
American astronomer (1931–1993).
Born June 16th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 61 years old in San Diego.
Ivan Toplak
Serbian-slovenian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1931 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 89 years old in Maribor. [ref]
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]
Israel Charny
Israeli historian.
Born July 18th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died December 14th, 2024 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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]
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Catholic cardinal (1931-2020).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Lisse.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Sassenheim. [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.
Viliam Schrojf
Slovak footballer (1931-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2007 at 76 years old in Bratislava. [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]
Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish author, poet, journalist, and songwriter (1931-2015).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Copenhagen.
Died April 4th, 2015 at 83 years old in Copenhagen (liver disease).
Fernando Guillén Gallego
Actor (1931–2013).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2013 at 81 years old in Madrid (bladder cancer).
Ladislav Novák
Czech footballer (1931-2011).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Louny.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Ostředek. [ref]
Ștefan Andrei
Romanian politician (1931–2014).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Podari.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 83 years old in Snagov (disease).
Pierre Chambon
French molecular biologist.
Born February 7th, 1931 in Mulhouse.
Died May 5th, 2026 at 95 years old in Dorlisheim. [ref]
Nicolas Gessner
Swiss theatre and film director and screen writer (1931–2023).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Szombathely.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 92 years old in Caen. [ref]
Arturo Pomar
Spanish chess player (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Palma.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Carla Lonzi
Italian writer (1931-1982).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Florence. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ann E. Todd
American actress (1931-2020).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Denver.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Berkeley (dementia). [ref]
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2015).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Christian Metz
French film critic (1931–1993).
Born December 12th, 1931 in Béziers.
Died September 7th, 1993 at 61 years old in Paris.
Ivan Dziuba
Ukrainian literary critic, social activist, russian philologist and soviet dissident (b. 1931).
Born June 26th, 1931 in Mykolaivka.
Died February 22nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Kyiv.
Ken Utsui
Actor (1931-2014).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Nagoya. [ref]
Hikaru Hayashi
Japanese composer (1931–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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