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March 31st
242 Notable deaths
Selena
American singer.
Born April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson.
Died March 31st, 1995 at 23 years old in Corpus Christi (gunshot wound).
Anne Frank
German-born dutch jewish diarist and holocaust victim (1929–1945).
Born June 12th, 1929 in Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1945 at 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]
Brandon Lee
American actor (1965–1993).
Born February 1st, 1965 in Oakland.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 28 years old in Iztapalapa (gunshot wound).
Nipsey Hussle
American rapper (1985–2019).
Born August 15th, 1985 in Crenshaw. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2019 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
J. P. Morgan
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913).
Born April 17th, 1837 in Hartford.
Died March 31st, 1913 at 75 years old in Rome.
Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete (1913–1980).
Born September 12th, 1913 in Oakville. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1980 at 66 years old in Tucson (lung cancer). [ref]
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi british architect, designer and painter (1950–2016).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Baghdad.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 65 years old in Miami (heart attack). [ref]
Charlotte Brontë
British novelist and poet (1816-1855).
Born April 21st, 1816 in Thornton.
Died March 31st, 1855 at 38 years old in Haworth (hyperemesis gravidarum). [ref]
Meena Kumari
Indian actress and poet (1933-1972).
Born August 1st, 1933 in Dadar.
Died March 31st, 1972 at 38 years old in Mumbai (liver cirrhosis).
Ronnie Corbett
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian (1930-2016).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Edinburgh.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 85 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Margot Frank
Older sister of anne frank (1926–1945).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 19 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus).
Barbara Rush
American actress (1927–2024).
Born January 4th, 1927 in Denver.
Died March 31st, 2024 at 97 years old in Westlake Village (dementia). [ref]
Eben Byers
Industrialist, amateur golfer (1880-1932).
Born April 12th, 1880 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 1932 at 51 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Anne Gwynne
American actress (1918–2003).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Waco.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Eugene Allen
American waiter and butler (1919–2010).
Born July 14th, 1919 in Scottsville.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 90 years old in Takoma Park (kidney failure). [ref]
Knute Rockne
American football player and coach (1888–1931).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Voss Municipality.
Died March 31st, 1931 at 43 years old in Bazaar.
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008).
Born December 9th, 1974 in Paderno Dugnano.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 33 years old in Gebze (strangling).
David Rocastle
English association football player (1967–2001).
Born May 2nd, 1967 in Lewisham.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 33 years old in Slough (lymphoma).
Bella Abzug
American politician (1920-1998).
Born July 24th, 1920 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1998 at 77 years old in New York City.
Gilbert Baker
American artist and gay rights activist (1951–2017).
Born June 2nd, 1951 in Chanute. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (coronary artery disease). [ref]
William McMahon
Australian politician, 20th prime minister of australia (1908–1988).
Born February 23rd, 1908 in Redfern.
Died March 31st, 1988 at 80 years old in Potts Point (cancer).
Gene Lockhart
Actor (1891-1957).
Born July 18th, 1891 in London.
Died March 31st, 1957 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Frankie Knuckles
American dj and record producer (1955–2014).
Born January 18th, 1955 in The Bronx.
Died March 31st, 2014 at 59 years old in Chicago (type 2 diabetes).
Léon Degrelle
Belgian journalist, politician, ss soldier, fugitive (1906-1994).
Died March 31st, 1994 at 87 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Schellenberg
German police and ss general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Saarbrücken.
Died March 31st, 1952 at 42 years old in Turin (cancer).
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