In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Mihal Grameno
Albanian politician and journalist (1871–1931).
Born January 13th, 1871 in Korçë.
Died February 5th, 1931 at 60 years old in Korçë.
Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa
Italian prince and admiral (1854–1931).
Born February 6th, 1854 in Palazzo Chiablese.
Died April 15th, 1931 at 77 years old in Turin.
Cai Hesen
Chinese politician (1895-1931).
Born March 30th, 1895 in Shanghai.
Died August 4th, 1931 at 36 years old in Guangzhou.
Robert Williams
American actor (1894-1931).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Morgantown.
Died November 3rd, 1931 at 37 years old in Hollywood (peritonitis).
Alfred Maudslay
British explorer and scholar.
Born March 18th, 1850 in London. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1931 at 80 years old in Hereford. [ref]
Charles Eliot
British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist (1862-1931).
Born January 8th, 1862 in Sibford Gower.
Died March 16th, 1931 at 69 years old in Strait of Malacca.
Franklin Henry Giddings
American economist (1855–1931).
Born March 23rd, 1855 in Sherman.
Died June 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Scarsdale.
Ida Husted Harper
American suffragist and writer (1851-1931).
Born February 18th, 1851 in Franklin County.
Died March 14th, 1931 at 80 years old
José Figueroa Alcorta
President of argentina (1860-1931).
Born November 20th, 1860 in Córdoba.
Died December 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Viktor Dyk
Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931).
Born December 31st, 1877 in Pšovka. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1931 at 53 years old in Lopud (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Uruguayan poet (1855–1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Montevideo.
Died November 3rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Kinue Hitomi
Japanese athlete (1907–1931).
Born January 1st, 1907 in Okayama.
Died August 2nd, 1931 at 24 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
Lupu Pick
Actor, film director (1886–1931).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Iași.
Died March 7th, 1931 at 45 years old in Berlin.
Thaddeus H. Caraway
American politician (1871-1931).
Born October 17th, 1871 in Stoddard County.
Died November 6th, 1931 at 60 years old in Little Rock.
Joseph Alfred Micheler
French general (1861-1931).
Born September 23rd, 1861 in Phalsbourg.
Died March 17th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lyon.
Edward Channing
American historian.
Born June 15th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Leon Petrażycki
Polish lawyer, philosopher, sociologist of law, ethicist and logician.
Born April 25th, 1867 in Kalantajova. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1931 at 64 years old in Warsaw.
Mammad Hasan Hajinski
Azerbaijan politician (1875–1931).
Born March 15th, 1875 in Baku.
Died February 9th, 1931 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Albert Capellani
Film director, screenwriter (1874-1931).
Born August 23rd, 1874 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 26th, 1931 at 57 years old in Paris (diabetes).
Max Ringelmann
French academic (1861-1931).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1931 at 69 years old in Paris.
Robert Edeson
Actor (1868-1931).
Born June 3rd, 1868 in New Orleans.
Died March 24th, 1931 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Edward Simmons
American artist (1852 - 1931).
Born October 27th, 1852 in Concord.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 79 years old in Baltimore.
Paul Vidal
French composer, conductor and music teacher.
Born June 16th, 1863 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1931 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eduard von Capelle
German admiral (1855-1931).
Born October 10th, 1855 in Celle.
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Jean Schopfer
French writer and tennis player.
Born May 28th, 1868 in Morges. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1931 at 62 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 272
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