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July 31st

176 Notable deaths

Inga Landgré

Swedish actress (1927–2023).

Born August 6th, 1927 in Stockholm.

Died July 31st, 2023 at 95 years old in Norberg. [ref]

Angelika Schrobsdorff

German writer.

Born December 24th, 1927 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 176

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