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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Fu Tieshan
Chairman of chinese catholic patriotic association (1931-2007).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Qingyuan District.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Beijing (lung cancer). [ref]
Muhammad Imara
Egyptian islamic scholar.
Born December 8th, 1931. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2020 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Frits Korthals Altes
Dutch politician (1931–2025).
Born May 15th, 1931 in Amsterdam.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 93 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter (1931–1960).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
Eladia Blázquez
Argentine singer (1931-2005).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Gerli.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Roger Planchon
French playwright, director, filmmaker (1931-2009).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kajetan Kovič
Slovene writer, poet and translator.
Born October 21st, 1931 in Maribor.
Died November 7th, 2014 at 83 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Dragoslav Srejović
Serbian archaeologist (1931–1996).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Kragujevac.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 65 years old in Belgrade.
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet (1931–2017).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Mishima.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mishima (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gerhard M. Sessler
German inventor and electrical engineer.
Born February 15th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Rosenfeld.
Henri Boulad
Egyptian-hungarian jesuit priest (1931–2023).
Born August 28th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died June 14th, 2023 at 91 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Jørn Riel
Danish writer (1931–2023).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Odense.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 92 years old in Kuala Lumpur. [ref]
José Pereira
Portuguese association football player.
Born September 15th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Torres Vedras.
Leyla Erbil
Turkish writer (1931–2013).
Born January 12th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Viktor Tsarev
Russian footballer (1931-2017).
Born June 2nd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Friderichs
German jurist, politician and businessman.
Born October 16th, 1931 in Wittlich.
Died November 16th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Wayne Moore
American swimmer.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Bridgeport.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Trumbull.
Jiřina Jirásková
Actress, activist (1931-2013).
Born February 17th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2013 at 81 years old in Prague (disease). [ref]
Musa Mamut
Crimean tatar who committed self-immolation.
Born February 20th, 1931 in Uzundzhy.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 47 years old in Simferopol (self-immolation).
Janina Altman
Israeli writer and chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Lviv.
Died July 24th, 2022 at 91 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Heinz Fütterer
West german athlete (1931-2019).
Born October 14th, 1931 in Elchesheim-Illingen.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 87 years old in Elchesheim-Illingen. [ref]
János Brenner
Hungarian cistercian and catholic martyr (1931–1957).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Szombathely.
Died December 15th, 1957 at 25 years old in Zsida (stab wound).
Willie Marshall
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2023).
Born December 1st, 1931 in Kirkland Lake.
Died June 2nd, 2023 at 91 years old in Lebanon. [ref]
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