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In the year 1931
1,149 Notable birthdays
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015).
Born October 15th, 1931 in Rameswaram taluk.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Shillong (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Rupert Murdoch
Australian-american business magnate (born 1931).
Born March 11th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Melbourne. [ref]
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the soviet union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Privolnoye. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2022 at 91 years old in Central Clinical Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
James Earl Jones
American actor (1931–2024).
Born January 17th, 1931 in Arkabutla.
Died September 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Pawling. [ref]
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931).
Born March 22nd, 1931 (age 95 years) in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
James Dean
American actor (1931–1955).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Marion. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Cholame (car collision). [ref]
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978).
Died November 18th, 1978 at 47 years old in Jonestown (ballistic trauma).
Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the rajneesh movement (1931–1990).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Udaipura. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1990 at 58 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931-2026).
Born January 5th, 1931 in San Diego.
Died February 15th, 2026 at 95 years old in Middleburg. [ref]
Sam Cooke
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Chicago, Clarksdale.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Leonard Nimoy
American actor (1931–2015).
Born March 26th, 1931 in West End. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Bel Air (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet and russian politician, 1st president of russia (1931–2007).
Born February 1st, 1931 in Butka. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2007 at 76 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Anne Bancroft
American actress (1931–2005).
Born September 17th, 1931 in The Bronx.
Died June 6th, 2005 at 73 years old in New York City, Manhattan (uterine cancer). [ref]
Regis Philbin
American television presenter, talk show host, game show host, comedian, actor, and singer (1931–2020).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Manhattan.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Greenwich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ike Turner
American musician (1931–2007).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Clarksdale.
Died December 12th, 2007 at 76 years old in San Marcos (pulmonary emphysema, drug overdose). [ref]
Rip Torn
American actor (1931–2019).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Temple.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 88 years old in Lakeville (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Toni Morrison
African american novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Lorain. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2019 at 88 years old in New York City, The Bronx (pneumonia). [ref]
James Burke
American gangster.
Born July 5th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 64 years old in Buffalo (lung cancer).
Ian Holm
British actor (1931–2020).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Goodmayes.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player (1931–1995).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Spavinaw.
Died August 13th, 1995 at 63 years old in Spavinaw (liver cancer).
John le Carré
British novelist and spy (1931-2020).
Born October 19th, 1931 in Poole. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in Royal Cornwall Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Raúl Castro
Former first secretary of the communist party of cuba.
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