In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
Catholic cardinal (1866-1931).
Born April 6th, 1866 in Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs.
Died May 31st, 1931 at 65 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Pietro Maffi
Catholic cardinal (1858–1931).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Corteolona.
Died March 17th, 1931 at 72 years old in Pisa.
Jappe Nilssen
Norwegian writer (1870–1931).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Christiania. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1931 at 61 years old in Holmestrand.
Ullrich Haupt, Sr.
German actor (1887-1931).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Złocieniec.
Died August 5th, 1931 at 43 years old in Santa Monica.
Anna Sandström
Swedish feminist.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Sophus Claussen
Danish writer (1865-1931).
Born September 12th, 1865 in Langeland.
Died April 11th, 1931 at 65 years old in Gentofte.
Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau
Austrian botanist (1856-1931).
Born August 25th, 1856 in Bratislava.
Died June 23rd, 1931 at 74 years old in Holešovice. [ref]
Sylvain Dupuis
Belgian composer and conductor (1856–1931).
Born October 9th, 1856 in Liège.
Died September 28th, 1931 at 74 years old in Bruges.
Hadi Taqtaş
Tatar poet (1901–1931).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Sorqydy.
Died December 8th, 1931 at 30 years old in Kazan.
Heinrich Grünfeld
Austrian cellist and composer (1855-1931).
Born April 21st, 1855 in Prague.
Died August 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Berlin.
René Borjas
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1931).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died December 19th, 1931 at 33 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yervand Lalayan
Armenian ethnographer, folklorist and archaeologist.
Born March 25th, 1864 in Gyumri.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 66 years old in Yerevan.
James McKenzie
Scottish boxer.
Born August 13th, 1903 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1931 at 27 years old in Portobello.
Carl Hansen Ostenfeld
Danish botanist and academic (1873-1931).
Born August 3rd, 1873 in Randers.
Died January 16th, 1931 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Ivan Kondakov
Russian chemist (1857–1931).
Born October 8th, 1857 in Vilyuysk.
Died October 14th, 1931 at 74 years old in Elva.
Spencer Le Marchant Moore
British botanist (1850-1931).
Born November 1st, 1850 in Hampstead.
Died March 14th, 1931 at 80 years old
Miguel Lillo
Argentinian botanist (1862-1931).
Born July 27th, 1862 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died May 4th, 1931 at 68 years old in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Dorothea Fairbridge
South african writer (1862-1931).
Born March 27th, 1862 in Cape Town.
Died August 25th, 1931 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Loyola O'Connor
American actress (1868-1931).
Born July 8th, 1868 in Saint Paul.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Paula Wolf-Kalmar
Austrian chess player.
Born April 11th, 1880 in Zagreb.
Died September 29th, 1931 at 51 years old in Vienna.
David Dunlop
Scottish olympic sailor (1859–1931).
Born December 22nd, 1859.
Died September 3rd, 1931 at 71 years old
John Isaac Briquet
Swiss botanist (1870-1931).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Geneva.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Geneva.
Selma Rıza
Turkish journalist (1872–1931).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Istanbul.
Died October 5th, 1931 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
Friedrich Ris
Swiss entomologist (1867–1931).
Born January 8th, 1867 in Glarus.
Died January 30th, 1931 at 64 years old in Rheinau. [ref]
Charles Meyer
Danish cyclist (1868-1931).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Flensburg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1931 at 62 years old in Dieppe.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 272
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling