In the year 1931
333 Notable deaths
Francis Bellamy
American christian socialist baptist minister (1855–1931).
Born May 18th, 1855 in Mount Morris.
Died August 28th, 1931 at 76 years old in Tampa.
Arnold Bennett
English writer (1867–1931).
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
American physicist (1852–1931).
Born December 19th, 1852 in Strzelno.
Died May 9th, 1931 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Arthur Schnitzler
Austrian writer (1862–1931).
Born May 15th, 1862 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Vienna (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage).
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 June 9th, 1865 in Sortelung.
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Longworth
American politician (1869-1931).
Born November 5th, 1869 in Cincinnati.
Died April 9th, 1931 at 61 years old in Aiken.
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 Eagle River.
Luigi Galleani
Italian anarchist (1861–1931).
Born August 12th, 1861 in Vercelli.
Died November 4th, 1931 at 70 years old in Caprigliola (myocardial infarction).
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850.
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.
Died May 12th, 1931 at 72 years old in Brussels (diabetes).
Thomas Lipton
British tea merchant and yacht racer (1848-1931).
Born May 10th, 1848 in Glasgow.
Died October 2nd, 1931 at 83 years old in London.
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).
Died March 7th, 1931 at 65 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Wilhelm von Gloeden
German photographer (1856-1931).
Born September 16th, 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 (1910–1931).
Born August 6th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died July 22nd, 1931 at 20 years old in Auxerre (traffic collision).
Giovanni Boldini
Italian painter (1842-1931).
Born December 31st, 1842 in Ferrara.
Died July 11th, 1931 at 88 years old in Paris.
Charles Studd
British cricketer and missionary (1860-1931).
Born December 2nd, 1860 in Spratton.
Died July 16th, 1931 at 70 years old in Ibambi.
Nathan Straus
German-american businessman (1848–1931).
Born January 31st, 1848 in Otterberg.
Died January 11th, 1931 at 82 years old in Manhattan.
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Scottish landowner and fencer (1862–1931).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in London.
Died April 20th, 1931 at 68 years old in Kensington.
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of japanese capitalism" (1840-1931).
Born March 16th, 1840 in Hanzawa district.
Died November 11th, 1931 at 91 years old in Nishigahara.
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.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau