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In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Cecile Arnold
American actress (1891-1931).
Born July 9th, 1891 in Louisville.
Died June 18th, 1931 at 39 years old in Hong Kong (myocardial infarction).
Graça Aranha
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1868-1931).
Born June 21st, 1868 in São Luís.
Died January 26th, 1931 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Tsvetan Radoslavov
Bulgarian composer (1863–1931).
Born April 19th, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died October 28th, 1931 at 68 years old in Sofia.
Franz Schalk
Austrian composer.
Born May 27th, 1863 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1931 at 68 years old in Reichenau an der Rax. [ref]
Richard Reitzenstein
German classical philologist and historian of religion (1861–1931).
Born April 2nd, 1861 in Wrocław.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Göttingen.
Lauro De Bosis
Italian poet (1901-1931).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Rome.
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 29 years old in Tyrrhenian Sea.
Max Littmann
German architect (1862-1931).
Born January 3rd, 1862 in Schloßchemnitz.
Died September 20th, 1931 at 69 years old in Munich.
Cesare Burali-Forti
Mathematician and logic from italy.
Born August 13th, 1861 in Arezzo.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Turin (stomach cancer).
James Neill
Actor (1860-1931).
Born September 29th, 1860 in Savannah.
Died March 16th, 1931 at 70 years old in Glendale.
Robert LeGendre
American pentathlete (1898-1931).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Lewiston.
Died January 21st, 1931 at 33 years old in Brooklyn.
Ferdinand Ebner
Austrian philosopher (1882–1931).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 49 years old in Gablitz (tuberculosis).
Alfred Swahn
Sport shooter.
Born August 20th, 1879 in Uddevalla. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1931 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Victor Bérard
French classical scholar, diplomat and politician.
Born August 10th, 1864 in Morez. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1931 at 67 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Zygmunt Puławski
Polish aerospace engineer.
Born October 24th, 1901 in Lublin.
Died March 21st, 1931 at 29 years old in Warsaw (aviation accident).
Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein
Grand master of the knights hospitaller (1850-1931).
Born September 24th, 1850 in Trento.
Died March 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Rome.
Jack Robinson
British association football player and baseball player (1870-1931).
Born April 22nd, 1870 in Derby.
Died October 28th, 1931 at 61 years old in Derby.
Nigar Shikhlinskaya
The first azerbaijani nurse of the red cross (1878–1931).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died August 15th, 1931 at 53 years old in Baku.
Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Dutch artist (1860–1931).
Born February 13th, 1860 in Amsterdam.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 71 years old in The Hague.
Alfred Grenander
Swedish architect (1863-1931).
Born June 26th, 1863 in Skövde.
Died July 14th, 1931 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Einar Lundborg
Swedish aviator (1896–1931).
Born April 5th, 1896 in Kolkata.
Died January 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in Malmslätt.
Georgi Atanasov
Bulgarian composer (1882-1931).
Born May 6th, 1882 in Plovdiv.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 49 years old in Gardone Riviera.
Richard Wettstein
Austrian botanist (1863-1931).
Born June 30th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died August 10th, 1931 at 68 years old in Trins.
Otto von Moser
German military historian and author (1860–1931).
Born March 31st, 1860 in Stuttgart.
Died October 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Isny im Allgäu.
Peter Elfelt
Danish film director and photographer (1866–1931).
Born January 1st, 1866 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1931 at 65 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Per Axel Rydberg
Swedish-born u.s. botanist (1860–1931).
Died July 25th, 1931 at 71 years old in New York City.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene