March 31st
242 Notable deaths
Paul Strand
American photographer (1890–1976).
Born October 16th, 1890 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Orgeval.
Pavel Milyukov
Russian politician and historian (1859-1943).
Born January 27th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died March 31st, 1943 at 84 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral (1885–1944).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (falling from height).
Paul Landowski
French sculptor (1875-1961).
Born June 1st, 1875 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1961 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Julie Bennett
American actress (1932–2020).
Born January 24th, 1932 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]
Qazi Muhammad
One of the founding fathers of kurdish identity.
Born May 1st, 1893 in Mahabad.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 53 years old in Mahabad (hanging).
Shirley Mills
American actress and dancer (1926–2010).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Washington.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Arcadia (pneumonia).
Cristina
American singer (1956-2020).
Born January 2nd, 1959 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 61 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Hans Fischer
German chemist (1881–1945).
Born July 27th, 1881 in Höchst.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 63 years old in Munich.
Terri Schiavo
American woman at the center of the terri schiavo case (1963–2005).
Born December 3rd, 1963 in Lower Moreland Township.
Died March 31st, 2005 at 41 years old in Pinellas Park (starvation). [ref]
Wallace Roney
American jazz trumpeter (1960–2020).
Born May 25th, 1960 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 59 years old in Paterson (COVID-19). [ref]
Hiram Berdan
Union army general (1824–1893).
Born September 6th, 1824 in Ontario County.
Died March 31st, 1893 at 68 years old in United States (myocardial infarction).
Charles Herbert Best
Medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978).
Born February 27th, 1899 in Washington County.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877).
Born August 28th, 1801 in Gray.
Died March 31st, 1877 at 75 years old in Paris.
Lyman Spitzer
American astronomer (1914–1997).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Toledo.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Maria Skobtsova
Russian saint (1891–1945).
Born December 20th, 1891 in Riga.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
British liberal statesman (1815-1891).
Born May 11th, 1815 in London.
Died March 31st, 1891 at 75 years old in London.
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
Canadian mathematician (1907–2003).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Kensington.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 96 years old in Toronto.
Carlo Bugatti
Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 84 years old in Molsheim.
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen.
Roland West
American film director (1885-1952).
Born February 20th, 1885 in Cleveland.
Died March 31st, 1952 at 67 years old in Santa Monica.
Tim Flock
American racecar driver (1924–1998).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Fort Payne.
Died March 31st, 1998 at 73 years old in Atlanta (lung cancer, liver cancer).
Léo Taxil
French writer (1854–1907).
Born March 21st, 1854 in Marseille.
Died March 31st, 1907 at 53 years old in Sceaux.
Ralph Forbes
English actor (1904-1951).
Born September 30th, 1904 in London.
Died March 31st, 1951 at 46 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Christian Morgenstern
German author (1871-1914).
Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]
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