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In the year 1931
1,230 Notable birthdays
Pierre Chambon
French molecular biologist.
Born February 7th, 1931 in Mulhouse.
Died August 15th, 2018 at 87 years old
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).
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).
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Catholic cardinal (1931-2020).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Lisse.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Sassenheim. [ref]
Israel Charny
Israeli historian.
Born July 18th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died December 14th, 2024 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Viliam Schrojf
Slovak footballer (1931-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2007 at 76 years old in Bratislava. [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]
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]
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]
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).
Carla Lonzi
Italian writer (1931-1982).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Florence. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Milan. [ref]
Donald Martino
American composer (1931-2005).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Plainfield.
Died December 8th, 2005 at 74 years old in Antigua.
Nello Santi
Italian conductor (1931-2020).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in Adria.
Died February 6th, 2020 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Hikaru Hayashi
Japanese composer (1931–2012).
Born October 22nd, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died January 5th, 2012 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Greg
Comics artist and writer (1931–1999).
Born May 5th, 1931 in Ixelles.
Died October 29th, 1999 at 68 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aneurysm).
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.
Ion Besoiu
Romanian actor (1931–2017).
Born March 11th, 1931 in Sibiu.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Franz Josef Degenhardt
German songwriter, writer and lawyer (1931–2011).
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Schwelm.
Died November 14th, 2011 at 79 years old in Quickborn. [ref]
Renate Holm
German-austrian actress, singer and opera singer.
Born August 10th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Alena Vrzáňová
Czech figure skater (1931–2015).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2015 at 84 years old in New York City.
Gilles Perrault
French writer and journalist (1931–2023).
Born March 9th, 1931 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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