March 31st
242 Notable deaths
Eleanor Marx
English-born activist and daughter of karl marx (1855–1898).
Born January 16th, 1855 in Soho.
Died March 31st, 1898 at 43 years old in Sydenham (poison).
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
Army officer (1886-1946).
Born July 10th, 1886 in London.
Died March 31st, 1946 at 59 years old in London (liver cancer).
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
British banker and politician (1840–1915).
Born November 8th, 1840 in London.
Died March 31st, 1915 at 74 years old in London.
Jules Dassin
American film director (1911–2008).
Born December 18th, 1911 in Middletown.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Athens (influenza). [ref]
Jerry Paris
American actor and director (1925-1986).
Born July 25th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died March 31st, 1986 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
Abd al-Halim Khaddam
Syrian politician (1932–2020).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Baniyas.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Allan Kardec
Systematizer of spiritism (1804–1869).
Born October 3rd, 1804 in Lyon. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1869 at 64 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Paris (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Raúl Alfonsín
Argentine politician.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Sian Barbara Allen
American actress (1946–2025).
Born July 12th, 1946 in Reading.
Died March 31st, 2025 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
German politician and member of the free democratic party (1927-2016).
Born March 21st, 1927 in Reideburg. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 89 years old in Pech (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Imre Kertész
Hungarian author (1929–2016).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
American singer (1958-1996).
Born June 27th, 1958 in Montebello.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 37 years old in Salt Lake City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rodion Malinovsky
Soviet military commander.
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died March 31st, 1967 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Andrew Jack
British dialect coach and actor (1944–2020).
Born January 28th, 1944 in London.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 76 years old in Surrey (COVID-19). [ref]
Emil von Behring
German physiologist who received the first nobel prize in physiology or medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.
Born March 15th, 1854 in Ławice.
Died March 31st, 1917 at 63 years old in Marburg (pneumonia).
Paul Watzlawick
Austrian-american psychologist and philosopher (1921-2007).
Born July 25th, 1921 in Villach.
Died March 31st, 2007 at 85 years old in Palo Alto.
Lothar von Trotha
German general (1848-1920).
Born July 3rd, 1848 in Magdeburg.
Died March 31st, 1920 at 71 years old in Bonn.
Kang Youwei
Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927).
Born March 19th, 1858 in Nanhai District.
Died March 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Qingdao.
Patrick Demarchelier
French photographer (1943–2022).
Born August 20th, 1943 in Eaubonne. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2022 at 78 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Douglas Wilmer
British actor (1920 – 2016).
Born January 8th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 96 years old in Ipswich. [ref]
James Rosenquist
American artist (1933-2017).
Born November 29th, 1934 in Grand Forks.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Radley Metzger
American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor (1929–2017).
Born January 21st, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stephen Lewis
Canadian politician (1937–2026).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Ottawa.
Died March 31st, 2026 at 88 years old in Toronto (abdominal cancer). [ref]
Henryk Wieniawski
Russian-polish musician (1835–1880).
Born July 10th, 1835 in Lublin.
Died March 31st, 1880 at 44 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown