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In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Isaac Newton Lewis
American soldier and inventor of the lewis gun (1858–1931).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Pennsylvania.
Died November 9th, 1931 at 73 years old in Hoboken.
Henri Mathias Berthelot
French general (1861–1931).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Feurs. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1931 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lesser Ury
German painter (1861–1931).
Born November 7th, 1861 in Międzychód.
Died October 18th, 1931 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Norwegian-american novelist.
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Dønna Municipality.
Died November 5th, 1931 at 55 years old in Northfield.
Jean-Louis Forain
French artist (1852-1931).
Born October 23rd, 1852 in Reims.
Died July 11th, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
David Bruce
British pathologist.
Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.
Jacques Herbrand
French mathematician (1908–1931).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Paris.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 23 years old in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (mountaineering accident).
Thomas Cooper Gotch
English pre-raphaelite painter and book illustrator (1854-1931).
Born December 10th, 1854 in Kettering.
Died May 1st, 1931 at 76 years old in Cornwall.
Alexandre Darracq
French automobile manufacturer (1855–1931).
Born November 10th, 1855 in Bordeaux.
Died November 2nd, 1931 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo.
Oskar Minkowski
German physician (1858-1931).
Born January 13th, 1858 in Aleksotas.
Died June 18th, 1931 at 73 years old in Fürstenberg/Havel.
Dmitri Egorov
Russian mathematician (1869–1931).
Born December 22nd, 1869 in Moscow.
Died September 10th, 1931 at 61 years old in Kazan (starvation).
Alice Pike Barney
American painter (1857-1931).
Born January 14th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died October 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Edward Goodrich Acheson
American chemist (1856–1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Washington.
Died July 6th, 1931 at 75 years old in New York City.
Osachi Hamaguchi
Japanese politician (1870-1931).
Born May 1st, 1870 in Godaisan.
Died August 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Tokyo (actinomycosis).
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Armenian general (1855–1931).
Born April 4th, 1855 in Tbilisi.
Died February 19th, 1931 at 75 years old in Tbilisi.
Curt von François
German cartographer and commissioner of german southwest africa, founder of windhoek (1852-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Luxembourg.
Died December 30th, 1931 at 79 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
Edward Irving Edwards
New jersey politician (1863-1931).
Born December 1st, 1863 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1931 at 67 years old in Jersey City (gunshot wound).
Octave Uzanne
French writer (1851–1931).
Born September 14th, 1851 in Auxerre.
Died October 31st, 1931 at 80 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Charlotte Scott
English mathematician.
Born June 8th, 1858 in Lincoln.
Died November 10th, 1931 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Friedrich Gundolf
German poet.
Born July 20th, 1880 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1931 at 50 years old in Heidelberg (cancer).
Émile Pouget
French anarchist.
Born October 12th, 1860 in Pont-de-Salars.
Died July 21st, 1931 at 70 years old in Palaiseau.
Federico Alberto Tinoco Granados
Costa rican politician (1868-1931).
Born November 21st, 1868 in San José. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1931 at 62 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kálmán Kandó
Hungarian engineer and inventor of phase converter (1869-1931).
Born July 8th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1931 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Samad bey Mehmandarov
Azerbaijani general (1856–1931).
Born October 16th, 1856 in Lankaran.
Died February 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Baku.
Tommaso Tittoni
Prime minister of italy (1855-1931).
Born November 16th, 1855 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1931 at 75 years old in Rome.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti