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In the year 1931
1,149 Notable birthdays
Morley Safer
Canadian-american reporter and correspondent (1931-2016).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Toronto.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Gil Hill
American politician (1931-2016).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 84 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
João Gilberto
Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019).
Born June 10th, 1931 in Juazeiro.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Indian politician (1931-2008).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Hyderabad.
Died September 29th, 2008 at 77 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Ernie Banks
American baseball player and coach.
Born January 31st, 1931 in Dallas.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 83 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Dick Gautier
American actor.
Born October 30th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Arcadia (disease).
Noble Willingham
American actor (1931-2004).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Mineola. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2004 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Norman Tebbit
British politician (1931–2025).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Enfield.
Died July 7th, 2025 at 94 years old in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]
Dana Wynter
Actress (1931-2011).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Ojai (heart failure). [ref]
Isabel Martínez de Perón
First female president of argentina from 1974 to 1976.
Born February 4th, 1931 (age 95 years) in La Rioja.
Bill McKinney
American actor (1931–2011).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Chattanooga.
Died December 1st, 2011 at 80 years old in Greater Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Karen Steele
American actress and model (1931-1988).
Born March 20th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 56 years old in Kingman (cancer).
David Wilkerson
American pentecostal evangelist.
Born May 19th, 1931 in Hammond. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2011 at 79 years old in Texas, U.S. Route 175 (traffic collision). [ref]
Mwai Kibaki
3rd president of kenya (1931–2022).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Gatuyaini.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 90 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Hal Needham
American stunt performer and film director (1931-2013).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Memphis.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Bruce Reynolds
English criminal.
Born September 7th, 1931 in Charing Cross Hospital.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 81 years old in Croydon.
Charles Colson
American lawyer, politician, public servant and christian advocate (1931–2012).
Born October 16th, 1931 in Boston.
Died April 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Falls Church (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Mário Zagallo
Brazilian footballer.
Born August 9th, 1931 in Atalaia.
Died January 5th, 2024 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Charles Taylor
Canadian philosopher (born 1931).
Born November 5th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Montreal.
Guy Debord
French marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931-1994).
Born December 28th, 1931 in Paris.
Died November 30th, 1994 at 62 years old in Bellevue-la-Montagne (gunshot wound).
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]
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