March 31st
169 Notable deaths
Georges Cottier
Catholic cardinal (1922-2016).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Carouge.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 93 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Helga Anders
Austrian television actress.
Born January 11th, 1948 in Innsbruck.
Died March 31st, 1986 at 38 years old in Haar (myocardial infarction).
Ota Pavel
Czech writer and sport publicist.
Born July 2nd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1973 at 42 years old in Prague. [ref]
Andrea Checchi
Italian actor (1916-1974).
Born October 21st, 1916 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1974 at 57 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nancy Price
British actor and writer (1880-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1880 in Kinver.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 90 years old in Worthing.
Mabel Collins
Guernsey writer (1851–1927), editor.
Born September 9th, 1851 in Saint Peter Port. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1927 at 75 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
British mathematician.
Born July 17th, 1909 in Watford.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Chichester.
Hong Song-nam
North korean politician (1929-2009).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Chongju.
Died March 31st, 2009 at 79 years old in Pyongyang.
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Marie Guyau
French writer and philosopher (1854-1888).
Born October 28th, 1854 in Laval. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1888 at 33 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 169
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