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In the year 1931
1,234 Notable birthdays
Scotty Moore
American guitarist (1931–2016).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Gadsden.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 84 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Evelyn Robert de Rothschild
British financier (1931-2022).
Born August 29th, 1931 in London.
Died November 7th, 2022 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Edwin Meese
75th united states attorney general (born 1931).
Born December 2nd, 1931 (age 94 years) in Oakland.
Raymond Kopa
French footballer (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Nœux-les-Mines.
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Angers. [ref]
Nick Bollettieri
American tennis coach (1931–2022).
Born July 31st, 1931 in Pelham.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 91 years old in Bradenton. [ref]
Ronald Dworkin
American legal philosopher (1931-2013).
Born December 11th, 1931.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in London (leukemia).
Bridget Riley
British painter (born 1931).
Born April 24th, 1931 (age 95 years) in London, South Norwood.
G. Edward Griffin
American author, conspiracy theorist, film producer, and political lecturer.
Born November 7th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Detroit.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
President of brazil from 1995 to 2003.
Born June 18th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ronnie Schell
American actor, comedian and cartoon voice actor (1931-2026).
Born December 23rd, 1931 in Richmond.
Died June 12th, 2026 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Adrienne Corri
British actress (1930-2016).
Born November 13th, 1931 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 84 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jim Bunning
American baseball player and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Southgate.
Died May 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edgewood (stroke). [ref]
Junior Johnson
American racecar driver (1931–2019).
Born June 28th, 1931 in Ronda.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Charlotte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sandhya Shantaram
Indian film actress (1932-2025).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in Kochi.
Died October 4th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Viktor Korchnoi
Soviet-swiss chess grandmaster.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Wohlen (stroke). [ref]
Billie Thomas
American actor (1931-1980).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died October 10th, 1980 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
John Kerr
American actor and lawyer (1931–2013).
Born November 15th, 1931 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 2013 at 81 years old in Pasadena (heart failure).
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003).
Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Nawal El Saadawi
Egyptian feminist writer (1931–2021).
Born October 27th, 1931 in Kafr Tahla.
Died March 21st, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Haya Harareet
Israeli actress (1931–2021).
Born September 20th, 1931 in Haifa.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 89 years old in Marlow. [ref]
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer (1931–2014).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Newark.
Died September 11th, 2014 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Joe Santos
Italian-american film and television actor (1931-2006).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Javier Solís
Mexican actor and singer (1931–1966).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1966 at 34 years old in Mexico City (electrolyte imbalance).
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