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In the year 1931
333 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]
Jappe Nilssen
Norwegian writer (1870–1931).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Christiania. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1931 at 61 years old in Holmestrand.
Olav Johan Sopp
Norwegian mycologist (1860-1931).
Born October 6th, 1860 in Hamar Municipality.
Died August 14th, 1931 at 70 years old in Kapp.
Otto Winter Hjelm
Norwegian composer.
Born October 8th, 1837 in Christiania. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1931 at 93 years old in Oslo.
Ullrich Haupt Sr.
German actor (1887–1931).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Złocieniec. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1931 at 43 years old in Santa Monica.
Anna Sandström
Swedish feminist.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kungsholm parish.
Teresa Claramunt
Catalan spanish anarcho-syndicalist, editor.
Born June 4th, 1862 in Sabadell. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1931 at 68 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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 (rectum carcinoma in situ). [ref]
James Henry Emerton
United states naturalist (1847-1931).
Born March 31st, 1847 in Salem.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 84 years old in Boston.
Sophus Claussen
Danish writer (1865-1931).
Born September 12th, 1865 in Langeland.
Died April 11th, 1931 at 65 years old in Gentofte.
Hadi Taqtaş
Tatar poet (1901–1931).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Sorqydy.
Died December 8th, 1931 at 30 years old in Kazan.
Sylvain Dupuis
Belgian composer and conductor (1856–1931).
Born October 9th, 1856 in Liège.
Died September 28th, 1931 at 74 years old in Bruges.
Heinrich Grünfeld
Austrian cellist and composer (1855-1931).
Born July 4th, 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]
James McKenzie
Scottish boxer.
Born August 13th, 1903 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1931 at 27 years old in Portobello.
Yervand Lalayan
Armenian ethnographer, folklorist and archaeologist.
Born March 25th, 1864 in Gyumri.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 66 years old in Yerevan.
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.
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.
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
Paula Wolf-Kalmar
Austrian chess player.
Born April 11th, 1880 in Zagreb.
Died September 29th, 1931 at 51 years old in Vienna.
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).
Miguel Villanueva y Gómez
Spanish politician.
Born October 31st, 1852 in Madrid. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1931 at 78 years old in Felipe IV Road, Madrid. [ref]
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.
Selma Rıza
Turkish journalist (1872–1931).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Istanbul.
Died October 5th, 1931 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon