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March 31st
242 Notable deaths
Marcello Dudovich
Italian painter (1878-1962).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Trieste.
Died March 31st, 1962 at 84 years old in Milan.
Erich Straube
German infantry officer (1887–1971).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Elsterwerda.
Died March 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Osterode am Harz.
Philip Potter
General secretary of the world council of churches (1921-2015).
Born August 19th, 1921 in Roseau.
Died March 31st, 2015 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
Eduard Koksharov
Russian handball player.
Born November 4th, 1975 in Krasnodar.
Died March 31st, 2026 at 50 years old in Ratamka. [ref]
Margarita Carrera
Guatemalan writer.
Born September 16th, 1929 in Guatemala City. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2018 at 88 years old in Guatemala City.
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Spanish soldier.
Born January 21st, 1921 in Adra.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 99 years old in Strasbourg (COVID-19).
Bertil Roos
Swedish racing driver (1943-2016).
Born October 12th, 1943 in Gothenburg.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 72 years old in East Stroudsburg.
Blanche Mehaffey
American actress and dancer (1908–1968).
Born July 28th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Hana Mašková
Czech figure skater (1949-1972).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1972 at 22 years old in Vouvray (traffic collision). [ref]
Dario Bellezza
Italian poet (1944–1996).
Born September 5th, 1944 in Rome.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 51 years old in Rome (death from AIDS-related complications).
Baltasar Brum
President of uruguay (1883–1933).
Born June 18th, 1883 in Artigas.
Died March 31st, 1933 at 49 years old in Montevideo (gunshot wound).
Irene Fernandez
Malaysian human rights activist (1946–2014).
Born April 18th, 1946 in Malaysia.
Died March 31st, 2014 at 67 years old in Sepang District (heart failure).
Willem Kloos
Dutch poet (1859-1938).
Born May 6th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died March 31st, 1938 at 78 years old in cunt.
Farman Salmanov
Soviet geologist (1931–2007).
Born July 28th, 1931 in Morul.
Died March 31st, 2007 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Béla Biszku
Hungarian politician (1921-2016).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Márokpapi. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 94 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Luigi De Filippo
Italian actor (1930–2018).
Born August 10th, 1930 in Naples.
Died March 31st, 2018 at 87 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Georg Ledebour
German politician and journalist (1850-1947).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Hanover.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 97 years old in Bern.
Wallace H. White
American politician (1877–1952).
Born August 6th, 1877 in Lewiston.
Died March 31st, 1952 at 74 years old in Auburn.
Karl Hohmann
German footballer (1908-1974).
Born June 18th, 1908 in Benrath.
Died March 31st, 1974 at 65 years old in Düsseldorf.
Alfredo de Angelis
Argentine tango musician and composer (1912–1992).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Adrogué.
Died March 31st, 1992 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivan Klajn
Serbian linguist, philologist and language historian (1937–2021).
Born January 31st, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died March 31st, 2021 at 84 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]
Józef Bohdan Zaleski
Polish poet (1802–1886).
Born February 14th, 1802 in Bogatirka.
Died March 31st, 1886 at 84 years old in Villepreux.
Zoltán Peskó
Hungarian composer, conductor (1937–2020).
Born February 15th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Kurt Thomas
German composer, conductor, music educator (1904–1973).
Born May 25th, 1904 in Tönning.
Died March 31st, 1973 at 68 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Roberto Juarroz
American poet (1925–1995).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Coronel Dorrego.
Died March 31st, 1995 at 69 years old in Temperley.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius