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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Olja Ivanjicki
Serbian artist (1931-2009).
Born May 10th, 1931 in Pančevo.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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]
Kajetan Kovič
Slovene writer, poet and translator.
Born October 21st, 1931 in Maribor.
Died November 7th, 2014 at 83 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Lars Björn
Swedish ice hockey player (1931–2024).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Kungsholm parish.
Died August 15th, 2024 at 92 years old [ref]
Gerhard M. Sessler
German inventor and electrical engineer.
Born February 15th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Rosenfeld.
Vera Pless
American mathematician (1931–2020).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Oak Park.
Sergio Zardini
Canadian bobsledder (1931–1966).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Turin.
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 34 years old in Lake Placid.
Jean-Jacques Honorat
Haitian prime minister (1931–2023).
Born April 1st, 1931 in Port-au-Prince.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 92 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Muhammad Imara
Egyptian islamic scholar.
Born December 8th, 1931. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2020 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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]
Vlastimil Bubník
Czech ice hockey player and footballer (1931-2015).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Kelč. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brno. [ref]
Salah Abdel Sabour
Egyptian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Zagazig.
Died August 14th, 1981 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter (1931–1960).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
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]
Dragoslav Srejović
Serbian archaeologist (1931–1996).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Kragujevac.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 65 years old in Belgrade.
Farouk Kaddoumi
Palestinian politician (1931-2024).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Jinsafut.
Died August 22nd, 2024 at 93 years old in Amman. [ref]
Janina Altman
Israeli writer and chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Lviv.
Died July 24th, 2022 at 91 years old in Haifa. [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).
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]
José Pereira
Portuguese association football player.
Born September 15th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Torres Vedras.
Wayne Moore
American swimmer.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Bridgeport.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Trumbull.
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]
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]
Walter Kieber
Prime minister of liechtenstein (1931-2014).
Born February 20th, 1931 in Feldkirch.
Died June 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Vaduz (prostate cancer).
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