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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Josephine Tewson
British actress (1931–2022).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Hampstead.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 91 years old in Northwood. [ref]
Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Nanticoke.
Died February 7th, 1968 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (drug overdose).
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002).
Born April 29th, 1931 in Glasgow.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Peterborough (myocardial infarction).
Chuck Feeney
American businessman.
Born April 23rd, 1931 in Elizabeth.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Dean Smith
American basketball coach (1931–2015).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Emporia.
Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Chapel Hill.
Tom Laughlin
American actor and political activist (1931-2013).
Born August 10th, 1931 in Minneapolis.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 82 years old in Thousand Oaks (pneumonia).
John Smith
American actor (1931-1995).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis).
Ivan Dixon
Actor, director, producer (1931–2008).
Born April 6th, 1931 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 76 years old in Charlotte (kidney failure). [ref]
Silvia Pinal
Mexican actress (1931–2024).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died November 28th, 2024 at 93 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure, community-acquired pneumonia). [ref]
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter (1931-2004).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dry Ridge.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Nashville (breast cancer).
Karan Singh, Crown Prince of Kashmir
Indian politician.
James Tolkan
American actor (1931–2026).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Calumet.
Died March 26th, 2026 at 94 years old in Saranac Lake. [ref]
Darla Hood
American actress (1931-1979).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Leedey.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (hepatitis).
Faten Hamama
Egyptian producer and actress (1931–2015)..
Died January 17th, 2015 at 83 years old in Cairo (circulatory collapse).
Trevor Peacock
British stage and television character actor (1931-2021).
Born May 19th, 1931 in Tottenham.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Yeovil (dementia). [ref]
Allen Klein
American businessman, music publisher (1931–2009).
Born December 18th, 1931 in Newark.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 77 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alvin Ailey
African-american dancer, choreographer and activist (1931-1989).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Rogers.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 58 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Irwin Winkler
American film director and producer.
Ann Rule
American true crime writer (1931–2015).
Born October 22nd, 1931 in Kent County.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 83 years old in Burien (heart failure).
Michael Lonsdale
French actor (1931–2020).
Born May 24th, 1931 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Gavin
American film actor and former ambassador to mexico (1931–2018).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Monica Vitti
Italian actress (1931–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Rome (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Isabel Martínez de Perón
First female president of argentina from 1974 to 1976.
Born February 4th, 1931 (age 95 years) in La Rioja.
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