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July 31st
172 Notable deaths
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer.
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died July 31st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Stanley Ellin
Novelist, short story writer.
Born October 6th, 1916 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1986 at 69 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lars Jansson
Author and cartoonist (1926-2000).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Nikolay Zelinsky
Russian chemist.
Born February 6th, 1861 in Tiraspol.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Settela Steinbach
Holocaust victim.
Born December 23rd, 1934 in Buchten.
Died July 31st, 1944 at 9 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Angela Bailey
Canadian sprinter (1962-2021).
Born February 28th, 1962 in Coventry.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 59 years old in Mississauga (cancer). [ref]
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Italian screenwriter (1914-2010).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2010 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Elmar Klos
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator.
Born January 26th, 1910 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1993 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Émile Schuffenecker
French painter, art collector and suspected forger (1851-1934).
Born December 8th, 1851 in Fresne-Saint-Mamès. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1934 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carlos María de la Torre
Ecuadorian catholic cardinal.
Born November 14th, 1873 in Ecuador.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in Quito.
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