In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Bhagat Singh
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931).
Born September 28th, 1907 in British Raj, Banga.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 23 years old in Lahore (hanging).
Lili Elbe
Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931).
Born December 28th, 1882 in Vejle.
Died September 13th, 1931 at 48 years old in Dresden (complication).
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese-american writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931).
Born January 6th, 1883 in Bsharri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1931 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer.
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Madhya Pradesh, British Raj, Jhabua district, Bhavra.
Died February 27th, 1931 at 24 years old in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Allahabad (ballistic trauma).
Ida B. Wells
African-american civil rights activist (1862–1931).
Born July 16th, 1862 in Holly Springs. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago (uremia). [ref]
Motilal Nehru
Indian lawyer and politician (1861–1931).
Born May 6th, 1861 in Agra. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Salvatore Maranzano
Organized crime figure from the town of castellammare del golfo, sicily.
Born July 31st, 1886 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died September 10th, 1931 at 45 years old in New York City (ballistic trauma, stab wound).
Peter Kürten
German serial killer (1883-1931).
Born May 26th, 1883 in Mülheim.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 48 years old in Cologne (guillotine).
Joe Masseria
Italian-born american gangster.
Born January 17th, 1886 in Menfi.
Died April 15th, 1931 at 45 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931).
Born February 12th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1931 at 48 years old in The Hague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Knute Rockne
American football player and coach (1888–1931).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Voss Municipality.
Died March 31st, 1931 at 43 years old in Bazaar.
Louise, Princess Royal
Third child and eldest daughter of edward vii of the united kingdom and alexandra of denmark.
Born February 20th, 1867 in Marlborough House.
Died January 4th, 1931 at 63 years old in Portman Square.
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician (1903-1931).
Born March 10th, 1903 in Davenport.
Died August 6th, 1931 at 28 years old in Long Island (pneumonia).
Shivaram Rajguru
Indian revolutionist.
Born August 24th, 1908 in Bombay Presidency, Rajgurunagar.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 22 years old in Lahore, Punjab (hanging).
F. W. Murnau
German film director (1888–1931).
Born December 28th, 1888 in Bielefeld.
Died March 11th, 1931 at 42 years old in Santa Barbara (traffic collision).
Sukhdev Thapar
Indian revolutionary.
Born May 15th, 1907 in Ludhiana.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 23 years old in Lahore (hanging).
George Herbert Mead
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1863 in South Hadley.
Died April 26th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer.
Born May 19th, 1861 in Melbourne, Richmond. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Sydney (sepsis). [ref]
John Monash
Australian general.
Born June 27th, 1865 in Melbourne.
Died October 8th, 1931 at 66 years old in Melbourne.
Joseph Joffre
French general.
Born January 12th, 1852 in Rivesaltes.
Died January 3rd, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
Omar al-Mukhtar
Leader of the libyan resistance against the italian fascist occupation.
Born August 20th, 1858 in Cyrenaica. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1931 at 73 years old in Libya (hanging).
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931).
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid.
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer.
Born September 6th, 1877 in New Orleans.
Died November 4th, 1931 at 54 years old in Jackson.
Arnold Bennett
English novelist.
Born May 27th, 1867 in Hanley, Burslem. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1931 at 63 years old in City of Westminster (typhoid fever). [ref]
Albert A. Michelson
Polish physicist (1852–1931).
Born December 19th, 1852 in Strzelno.
Died May 9th, 1931 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
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