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In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Arthur Schnitzler
Austrian writer (1862-1931).
Born May 15th, 1862 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Vienna (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim activist (1878–1931).
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur.
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in London.
Carl Nielsen
Danish composer.
Born August 9th, 1865 in Sortelung. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.
Charles Comiskey
American baseball player, manager, team owner (1859-1931).
Born August 15th, 1859 in Chicago.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 72 years old in Wisconsin.
Luigi Galleani
Italian anarchist.
Born August 12th, 1861 in Vercelli. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aulla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850 in Exeter.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 81 years old in Stockbridge.
Theo van Doesburg
Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer (1883-1931).
Born August 30th, 1883 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 47 years old in Davos (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugène Ysaÿe
Belgian violinist, composer and conductor.
Born July 16th, 1858 in Liège. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1931 at 72 years old in City of Brussels (diabetes). [ref]
Wilson Bentley
American photographer (1867-1931).
Born February 9th, 1865 in Jericho.
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Jericho (pneumonia).
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Finnish painter (1865-1931).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Pori. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 65 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia). [ref]
Wilhelm von Gloeden
German photographer (1856-1931).
Born September 18th, 1856 in Völkshagen.
Died February 16th, 1931 at 74 years old in Taormina.
Harry Clarke
Irish artist (1889–1931).
Born March 17th, 1889 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1931 at 41 years old in Chur (tuberculosis).
George Mikhailovich, Count Brasov
Russian noble.
Born August 6th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died July 22nd, 1931 at 20 years old in Auxerre (traffic collision).
Charles Studd
British cricketer and missionary (1860-1931).
Born December 2nd, 1860 in Spratton.
Died July 16th, 1931 at 70 years old in Ibambi.
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Scottish landowner and fencer.
Born July 22nd, 1862 in London.
Died April 20th, 1931 at 68 years old in Kensington.
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Titular duke of schleswig-holstein.
Born February 26th, 1869 in Frogmore House.
Died April 27th, 1931 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Charles Algernon Parsons
Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931).
Born June 13th, 1854 in London.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kingston Harbour (peripheral neuropathy).
Vachel Lindsay
American poet (1879–1931).
Born November 10th, 1879 in Springfield.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 52 years old in Springfield (intoxication).
Tyrone Power Sr.
English-born american stage and screen actor (1869–1931).
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck
Dutch microbiologist (1851–1931).
Born March 16th, 1851 in Amsterdam.
Died January 1st, 1931 at 79 years old in Gorssel.
Tom Roberts
Australian artist (1856-1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died September 14th, 1931 at 75 years old in Kallista (cancer).
Hermann Müller
German chancellor (1876-1931).
Born May 18th, 1876 in Mannheim.
Died March 20th, 1931 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Xu Zhimo
Chinese poet (1897-1931).
Born January 15th, 1897 in Haining.
Died November 19th, 1931 at 34 years old in Jinan (aircraft crash).
Kitasato Shibasaburō
Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist.
Born January 29th, 1853 in Oguni.
Died June 13th, 1931 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 26 to 50 of 272
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