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July 31st
194 Notable deaths
Paul Le Flem
French composer.
Born March 18th, 1881 in Radon. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1984 at 103 years old in Tréguier. [ref]
Teddy Wilson
American jazz pianist (1912–1986).
Born November 24th, 1912 in Austin.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in New Britain (stomach cancer).
Frederick Coffin
American actor (1943-2003).
Born January 16th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Vadim Bakatin
Last chairman of the kgb (1937–2022).
Born November 6th, 1937 in Kiselyovsk.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Norristown.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 89 years old in Pomona (infectious disease).
Lyonel Feininger
German-american painter (1871-1956).
Born July 17th, 1871 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1956 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Francis Younghusband
British army explorer.
Born May 31st, 1863 in Murree. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1942 at 79 years old in Lytchett Minster (stroke). [ref]
Pauline Chan
Hong-kong actress (1973-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1973 in Shanghai.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 29 years old in Shanghai (falling).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy