July 31st
232 Notable deaths
Frederick Coffin
American actor (1943-2003).
Born January 16th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Vadim Bakatin
Last chairman of the kgb (1937–2022).
Born November 6th, 1937 in Kiselyovsk.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Norristown.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 89 years old in Pomona (infectious disease).
Lyonel Feininger
German-american painter (1871–1956).
Born July 17th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 31st, 1956 at 85 years old in New York City.
Francis Younghusband
British army explorer (1863–1942).
Born May 31st, 1863 in Murree.
Died July 31st, 1942 at 79 years old in Lytchett Minster (stroke).
Pauline Chan
Hong kong actress (1973-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1973 in Shanghai.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 29 years old in Shanghai (falling).
Terry Cooper
English footballer (born 1944).
Born July 12th, 1944 in Brotherton. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2021 at 77 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Sylvia Field
Actress (1901-1998).
Born February 14th, 1901 in Allston.
Died July 31st, 1998 at 97 years old in Fallbrook.
Hedd Wyn
Welsh poet who was killed on the first day of the battle of passchendaele (1887–1917).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Trawsfynydd.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 30 years old in Ypres.
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Last crown princess of bavaria (1899–1954).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Schloss Hohenburg.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 54 years old in Lenzerheide.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Portuguese military officer and politician (1914–2001).
Born June 30th, 1914 in Chaves.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 87 years old in Lisbon.
Nabarun Bhattacharya
Indian writer and poet.
Born June 23rd, 1948 in Berhampore.
Died July 31st, 2014 at 66 years old in Kolkata (pancreatic cancer).
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
Grand duchess consort and regent of luxembourg (1861-1942).
Born July 13th, 1861 in Bronnbach.
Died July 31st, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City.
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg
Bulgarian prince (1861–1924).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Padua.
Died July 31st, 1924 at 62 years old in Schaffhausen.
Richard Kuhn
Austrian-german biochemist (1900-1967).
Born December 3rd, 1900 in Vienna.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Joseph E. Levine
American film producer (1905–1987).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Greenwich.
Phoebe Caryary
American writer (1824-1871).
Born September 4th, 1824 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1871 at 46 years old in Newport (hepatitis).
Laura Betti
Italian actress (1927-2004).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Bologna.
Died July 31st, 2004 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Steiner
British actor (1941–2022).
Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). [ref]
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ss officer (1910-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Schwerin.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
Adriana Asti
Italian theatre, film, and voice actress (1931–2025).
Born April 30th, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2025 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frederick H. Gillett
American politician (1851–1935).
Born October 16th, 1851 in Westfield.
Died July 31st, 1935 at 83 years old in Springfield.
Genevieve Tobin
American actress (1899-1995).
Born November 29th, 1899 in New York City.
Died July 31st, 1995 at 95 years old in Pasadena.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan