March 31st
181 Notable deaths
Erich Straube
German infantry officer (1887–1971).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Elsterwerda.
Died March 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Osterode am Harz.
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.
Margarita Carrera
Guatemalan writer.
Born September 16th, 1929 in Guatemala City. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2018 at 88 years old in Guatemala City.
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Spanish soldier.
Born January 21st, 1921 in Adra.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 99 years old in Strasbourg (COVID-19).
Bertil Roos
Swedish racing driver (1943-2016).
Born October 12th, 1943 in Gothenburg.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 72 years old in East Stroudsburg.
Blanche Mehaffey
American actress and dancer.
Born July 28th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Hana Mašková
Czech figure skater (1949-1972).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]
Dario Bellezza
Italian poet.
Born September 5th, 1944 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1996 at 51 years old in Rome (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Baltasar Brum
President of uruguay.
Born June 18th, 1883 in Artigas.
Died March 31st, 1933 at 49 years old in Montevideo (ballistic trauma).
Irene Fernandez
Malaysian human rights activist.
Born April 18th, 1946 in Malaysia.
Died March 31st, 2014 at 67 years old in Sepang District (heart failure).
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard