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In the year 1931
272 Notable deaths
Herbert Baddeley
Tennis and badminton player (1872–1931).
Born January 11th, 1872 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died July 20th, 1931 at 59 years old in Cannes.
Juan Domingo Brown
Argentine footballer (1888-1931).
Born June 21st, 1888 in Argentina.
Died September 16th, 1931 at 43 years old
Eugène Cosserat
French astronomer and mathematician (1866–1931).
Born March 4th, 1866 in Amiens.
Died May 31st, 1931 at 65 years old in Toulouse.
Emilio Aceval
Paraguayan president (1853-1931).
Born October 16th, 1853 in Asunción. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1931 at 77 years old in Asunción. [ref]
Philipp Rinaldi
Italian catholic priest (1856-1931).
Died December 5th, 1931 at 75 years old in Turin.
Rudolf Marloth
South african botanist, pharmacist and chemist (1855-1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Lübben (Spreewald).
Died May 15th, 1931 at 75 years old in Caledon.
Eugen Schmidt
Danish sportsman (1862–1931).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Copenhagen.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 69 years old in Aalborg.
Johannes Paulus Lotsy
Dutch botanist (1867–1931).
Born April 11th, 1867 in Dordrecht.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 64 years old in Voorburg.
Hermann Dessau
German ancient historian and epigrapher (1856–1931).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Frankfurt.
Died April 12th, 1931 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Luigi Arcangeli
Racecar driver.
Born June 16th, 1894 in Forlì.
Died May 23rd, 1931 at 36 years old in Monza.
Sigurd Savonius
Finnish inventor.
Born November 2nd, 1884 in Hämeenlinna.
Died May 31st, 1931 at 46 years old
Solon Irving Bailey
American astronomer (1854–1931).
Born December 29th, 1854 in Lisbon.
Died June 5th, 1931 at 76 years old in Boston.
Erich Wasmann
Austrian entomologist (1859-1931).
Born May 29th, 1859 in Merano. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Alwin Berger
German botanist (1871-1931).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Möschlitz.
Died April 21st, 1931 at 59 years old in Stuttgart.
César Thomson
Belgian musician (1857–1931).
Born March 18th, 1857 in Liège.
Died August 22nd, 1931 at 74 years old in Bissone.
David Kldiashvili
Georgian writer (1862–1931).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Zeda Simoneti.
Died April 24th, 1931 at 68 years old in Zeda Simoneti.
Erik Leonard Ekman
Swedish botanist (1883-1931).
Born October 14th, 1883 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1931 at 47 years old in Santiago de los Caballeros (influenza, malaria, pneumonia, blackwater fever). [ref]
Konrad Stäheli
Sport shooter (1866-1931).
Born December 17th, 1866 in Egnach.
Died November 5th, 1931 at 64 years old in St. Gallen.
Angelo Angeli
Italian chemist.
Born August 20th, 1864 in Tarcento. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1931 at 66 years old in Florence.
Kārlis Balodis
Economist and member of the parliament of latvia (1864-1931).
Died January 13th, 1931 at 66 years old in Riga.
Shakarim Kudaiberdiev
Kazakh composer and poet (1858-1931).
Born July 11th, 1858 in Abay District.
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 73 years old in Soviet Union.
Jacques Cariou
French equestrian (1870-1951).
Born September 23rd, 1870 in Peumerit.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 61 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Friedrich Johann Karl Becke
Austrian mineralogist (1855–1931).
Born December 31st, 1855 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1931 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Hans von Arnim
German-austrian classical philologist (1859–1931).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Groß Fredenwalde.
Died May 26th, 1931 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Basilio Pompilj
Catholic cardinal (1858–1931).
Born April 16th, 1858 in Spoleto.
Died May 5th, 1931 at 73 years old in Rome.
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