March 31st
187 Notable deaths
Vladimír Holan
Czech poet and translator (1905-1980).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Prague.
Died March 31st, 1980 at 74 years old in Prague.
Torgny Segerstedt
Scholar of comparative religion; publicist (1876–1945).
Born November 1st, 1876 in Karlstad church parish.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 68 years old in Vasa parish.
Marcello Dudovich
Italian painter (1878-1962).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Trieste.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 84 years old in Milan.
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 187
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving