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March 31st
169 Notable deaths
Howard Hayes Scullard
British historian (1903–1983).
Born February 9th, 1903 in Bedford. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1983 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Georgi Atanasov
Bulgarian politician.
Born July 25th, 1933 in Pravoslaven.
Died March 31st, 2022 at 88 years old in Sofia.
Philip Potter
General secretary of the world council of churches (1921-2015).
Born August 19th, 1921 in Roseau.
Died March 31st, 2015 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
Claudia Heill
Judoka.
Born January 24th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 2011 at 29 years old in Vienna (fall).
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Spanish soldier.
Born January 21st, 1921 in Adra. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 99 years old in Strasbourg (COVID-19). [ref]
Torgny Segerstedt
Scholar of comparative religion; publicist.
Born November 1st, 1876 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1945 at 68 years old in Vasa parish. [ref]
Vladimír Holan
Czech poet and translator (1905-1980).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1980 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
José María Lemus
President of el salvador (1911-1993).
Born July 22nd, 1911 in La Unión.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 81 years old in New York City.
Halszka Osmólska
Polish paleontologist, researcher and university teacher.
Born September 15th, 1930 in Poznań.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 77 years old in Poland.
Karandash
Soviet clown.
Born December 10th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 31st, 1983 at 81 years old in Moscow.
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