Telê Santana

Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006).

Born July 26th, 1931 in Itabirito.

Died April 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.

Heisuke Hironaka

Japanese algebraic geometer.

Born April 9th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Iwakuni.

Dick Clair

Actor, comedian, writer (1931-1988).

Born November 12th, 1931 in San Francisco.

Died December 12th, 1988 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).

Josep Lluís Núñez

Spanish football executive.

Born September 7th, 1931 in Barakaldo. ^[ref]

Died December 3rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Klaus Hasselmann

German climate researcher, meteorologist and oceanologist.

Born October 25th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Hamburg.

Eddie Barth

American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010).

Born September 29th, 1931 in Philadelphia.

Died May 28th, 2010 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Paul Mantee

American actor and writer (1931-2013).

Born January 9th, 1931 in San Francisco.

Died November 7th, 2013 at 82 years old in Malibu (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

James Cronin

American physicist.

Born September 29th, 1931 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died August 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Saint Paul. ^[ref]

Yōji Yamada

Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born September 13th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Toyonaka.

Sheng-yen

Taiwanese buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer (1931–2009).

Born January 22nd, 1931.

Died February 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in Taipei (kidney failure). ^[ref]