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March 31st
242 Notable deaths
Wyndham Halswelle
British athlete and soldier (1882–1915).
Born May 30th, 1882 in London.
Died March 31st, 1915 at 32 years old in Neuve-Chapelle.
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
Younger brother of aloys ii, prince of liechtenstein (1802–1887).
Born February 25th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 1887 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Halit Akçatepe
Turkish actor (1938–2017).
Born January 1st, 1938 in Üsküdar.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavel Yablochkov
Russian engineer (1847–1894).
Born September 14th, 1847 in Serdobsk.
Died March 31st, 1894 at 46 years old in Saratov.
Gisèle Freund
French photographer (1908–2000).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Love Taylor
American politician from tennessee.
Born July 31st, 1850 in Carter County.
Died March 31st, 1912 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gita Ramjee
Ugandan-south african researcher.
Born April 8th, 1956 in Kampala. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 63 years old in uMhlanga (COVID-19). [ref]
Myron Timothy Herrick
American politician (1854–1929).
Born October 9th, 1854 in Huntington Township.
Died March 31st, 1929 at 74 years old in Paris (cardioplegia).
Borislav Mihaylov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born February 12th, 1963 in Sofia.
Died March 31st, 2026 at 63 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Helga Anders
Austrian television actress (1948–1986).
Born January 11th, 1948 in Innsbruck.
Died March 31st, 1986 at 38 years old in Haar (myocardial infarction).
Medardo Rosso
Italian artist (1858–1928).
Born June 21st, 1858 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1928 at 69 years old in Milan. [ref]
Aleksandra Piłsudska
Polish independence fighter, pps activist, first lady of poland (1882–1963).
Born December 12th, 1882 in Suwałki.
Died March 31st, 1963 at 80 years old in London.
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
Armenian general (1939-2021).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died March 31st, 2021 at 81 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Nancy Price
British actor and writer (1880-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1880 in Kinver.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 90 years old in Worthing.
Gustave de Beaumont
French magistrate, prison reformer, and companion to alexis de tocqueville (1802-1866).
Born December 2nd, 1802 in Beaumont-sur-Dême.
Died March 31st, 1866 at 63 years old in Tours.
Rabbie Namaliu
Prime minister of papua new guinea from 1988 to 1992.
Born April 3rd, 1947 in East New Britain Province.
Died March 31st, 2023 at 75 years old in Rabaul.
Mabel Collins
British anti-vivisectionist (1851–1927).
Born September 9th, 1851 in Saint Peter Port. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1927 at 75 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Ota Pavel
Czech writer and sport publicist (1930–1973).
Born July 2nd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1973 at 42 years old in Prague. [ref]
Kamil al-Husayni
Grand mufti of jerusalem (1867–1921).
Born February 23rd, 1867 in Jerusalem.
Died March 31st, 1921 at 54 years old in Jerusalem.
Andrea Checchi
Italian actor and painter (1916–1974).
Born October 21st, 1916 in Florence.
Died March 31st, 1974 at 57 years old in Rome (polyarteritis nodosa).
Harry Akst
American songwriter (1894–1963).
Born August 15th, 1894 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1963 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Yves Boisset
French film director (1939–2025).
Born March 14th, 1939 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2025 at 86 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Georges Cottier
Catholic cardinal (1922-2016).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Carouge.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 93 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
British mathematician.
Born July 17th, 1909 in Watford.
Died March 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Chichester.
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