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July 31st
190 Notable deaths
Guido Morselli
Italian writer.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Bologna.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 60 years old in Varese (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Genco Erkal
Turkish actor.
Born March 28th, 1938 in Istanbul.
Died July 31st, 2024 at 86 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Sulaiman Layeq
Afghan politician (1930-2020).
Born October 12th, 1930 in Paktika Province.
Died July 31st, 2020 at 89 years old in Germany.
Gertrude Short
Actress (1902-1968).
Born April 6th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
John Aston, Sr.
English footballer (1921-2003).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Prestwich.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Manchester.
Pedro Dellacha
Argentine footballer (1926-2010).
Died July 31st, 2010 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires.
Chien Wei-zang
Chinese scientist (1912-2010).
Born October 9th, 1912 in Wuxi.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 97 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
Rafael Amador
Mexican footballer (1959-2018).
Born February 15th, 1959 in Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl.
Died July 31st, 2018 at 59 years old in Puebla City (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Luc Thérier
French racing driver (1945–2019).
Born October 7th, 1945 in Hodeng-au-Bosc. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2019 at 73 years old in Bully. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel