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July 31st
190 Notable deaths
Georg Zacharias
German swimmer.
Born June 14th, 1884 in Berlin.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Boris Aleksandrov
Soviet and kazakhstani ice hockey player (1955-2002).
Born November 13th, 1955 in Oskemen.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 46 years old in Ust-Katav Urban Okrug (traffic collision).
Francesco La Macchia
Italian canoe racer (1938–2017).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Tonnarella.
Died July 31st, 2017 at 78 years old in Sabaudia. [ref]
Henk van Spaandonck
Dutch footballer (1913-1982).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Roosendaal.
Died July 31st, 1982 at 69 years old in Rotterdam.
Felix Iversen
Finnish mathematician (1887–1973).
Born October 22nd, 1887 in Lübeck.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Thomas Bristow
British rower (1913–2007).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Dudley.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 93 years old in Estepona.
Mikhail Artamonov
Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Bassano Staffieri
Catholic bishop (1931-2018).
Born September 6th, 1931 in Casalpusterlengo.
Died July 31st, 2018 at 86 years old in La Spezia (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ivan Möller
Swedish sprinter.
Born February 12th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 88 years old in Gothenburg.
Giovanni Battista de Toni
Italian botanist (1864-1924).
Born January 2nd, 1864 in Venice. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1924 at 60 years old in Modena. [ref]
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