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March 31st
181 Notable deaths
Hans Fischer
German chemist.
Born July 27th, 1881 in Höchst.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 63 years old in Munich.
Terri Schiavo
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 musician.
Born May 25th, 1960 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 59 years old in Paterson (COVID-19). [ref]
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.
Lyman Spitzer
American astronomer.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Toledo.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Maria Skobtsova
Russian saint (1891–1945).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Riga.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 54 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
Canadian mathematician.
Born February 9th, 1907 in Kensington. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2003 at 96 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Carlo Bugatti
Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 67 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
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