March 31st
187 Notable deaths
Clifford Shull
American physicist (1915–2001).
Born September 23rd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 85 years old in Medford.
Ralph DePalma
Italian-american racecar driver.
Born December 19th, 1882 in Biccari. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1956 at 73 years old in South Pasadena (cancer).
Edward Meyrick
English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938).
Born November 24th, 1854 in Ramsbury.
Died March 31st, 1938 at 83 years old in Marlborough.
Don Alvarado
American actor, assistant film director, and film production manager (1904–1967).
Born November 4th, 1904 in Albuquerque.
Died March 31st, 1967 at 62 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Dante Giacosa
Italian automobile designer (1905–1996).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rome.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 91 years old in Turin.
Luang Wichitwathakan
Thai historian and author.
Born August 11th, 1898 in Uthai Thani.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 63 years old in Bangkok.
Wyndham Halswelle
British athlete.
Born May 30th, 1882 in London.
Died March 31st, 1915 at 32 years old in Neuve-Chapelle.
Halit Akçatepe
Turkish actor (1938–2017).
Born January 1st, 1938 in Üsküdar.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gisèle Freund
French photographer (1908–2000).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Gita Ramjee
Ugandan-south african researcher.
Born April 8th, 1956 in Kampala. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 63 years old in Umhlanga (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 187
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris