March 31st
169 Notable deaths
Walter Schellenberg
German police and ss general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 42 years old in Turin (cancer). [ref]
William McMahon
Australian politician, 20th prime minister of australia (1908-1988).
Born February 23rd, 1908 in Redfern.
Died March 31st, 1988 at 80 years old in Potts Point (cancer).
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).
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Eleanor Marx
Social activist from london (1855–1898).
Born January 16th, 1855 in Soho.
Died March 31st, 1898 at 43 years old in Sydenham (poison).
Jerry Paris
American actor and director (1925-1986).
Born July 25th, 1925 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1986 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
Jules Dassin
Film director (1911-2008).
Born December 18th, 1911 in Middletown. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Athens (influenza). [ref]
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Syrian politician (1932-2020).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Baniyas. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
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]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 169
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk