July 31st
194 Notable deaths
Francis Ledwidge
Irish poet (1887-1917).
Born August 19th, 1887 in Slane.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 29 years old in Boezinge.
Rodger Young
Medal of honor recipient.
Born April 28th, 1918 in Tiffin.
Died July 31st, 1943 at 25 years old in New Georgia.
Surat Huseynov
Azerbaijani colonel and politician (1959–2023).
Born February 12th, 1959 in Ganja.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 64 years old in Istanbul (gastrointestinal bleeding). [ref]
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Harry Johnston
British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927).
Born June 12th, 1858 in London. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Worksop.
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
German artist (1899-1940).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in Pirna.
Per Brinch Hansen
Computer scientist (1938-2007).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 68 years old in Syracuse (cancer).
Fernando Sancho
Spanish actor (1916-1990).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Zaragoza.
Died July 31st, 1990 at 74 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Norman Cohn
British historian (1915–2007).
Born January 12th, 1915 in London.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
W. Jason Morgan
American geophysicist (1935-2023).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Savannah.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 87 years old in Natick. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 194
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon