July 31st
232 Notable deaths
Ludwig Müller
Leading member of the german christians and reichsbischof (1883–1945).
Born June 23rd, 1883 in Gütersloh.
Died July 31st, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Wim Duisenberg
Dutch politician and economist (1935–2005).
Born July 9th, 1935 in Heerenveen.
Died July 31st, 2005 at 70 years old in Faucon (heart failure, drowning).
Daisuke Katō
Japanese actor (1911–1975).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Asakusa-ku.
Died July 31st, 1975 at 64 years old in Takasaki (colon cancer).
Guido Crepax
Italian artist (1933-2003).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Milan.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 70 years old in Milan (multiple sclerosis).
Francis Ledwidge
Irish poet (1887-1917).
Born August 19th, 1887 in Slane.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 29 years old in Boezinge.
John G. Carlisle
American politician (1834–1910).
Born September 5th, 1834 in Kenton County.
Died July 31st, 1910 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Sara Shane
American actress.
Born May 18th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 94 years old in Gold Coast.
Lenore Aubert
Slovenian actress.
Born April 18th, 1918 in Celje.
Died July 31st, 1993 at 75 years old in Great Neck Peninsula.
Rodger Young
Medal of honor recipient (1918–1943).
Born April 28th, 1918 in Tiffin.
Died July 31st, 1943 at 25 years old in New Georgia.
Surat Huseynov
Azerbaijani colonel and politician (1959–2023).
Born February 12th, 1959 in Ganja.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 64 years old in Istanbul (gastrointestinal bleeding). [ref]
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Thomas Francis Wade
British linguist (1818–1895).
Born August 25th, 1818 in London.
Died July 31st, 1895 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Harry Johnston
British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927).
Born June 12th, 1858 in London.
Died July 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Nottingham, Worksop.
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
German artist (1899-1940).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in Pirna.
Per Brinch Hansen
Computer scientist (1938-2007).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 68 years old in Syracuse (cancer).
Fernando Sancho
Spanish actor (1916-1990).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Zaragoza.
Died July 31st, 1990 at 74 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Norman Cohn
British historian (1915–2007).
Born January 12th, 1915 in London.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
W. Jason Morgan
American geophysicist (1935–2023).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Savannah.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 87 years old in Natick. [ref]
Onofre Marimón
Racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).
Margaret Kennedy
English novelist and playwright (1896-1967).
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Hyde Park Gate.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 71 years old in United Kingdom.
Man Kaur
Aged indian athlete.
Born March 1st, 1916 in British Raj.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 105 years old in India (gallbladder cancer).
Inga Landgré
Swedish actress (1927–2023).
Born August 6th, 1927 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 95 years old in Norberg. [ref]
Hafiz Ibrahim
Egyptian poet.
Born February 24th, 1872 in Asyut Governorate.
Died July 31st, 1932 at 60 years old
Waldemar Bonsels
German writer (1880–1952).
Born February 21st, 1881 in Ahrensburg.
Died July 31st, 1952 at 71 years old in Münsing.
John Milne
British geologist, mining engineer and inventor of the horizontal pendulum seismograph (1850-1913).
Born December 30th, 1850 in Liverpool.
Died July 31st, 1913 at 62 years old in Shide (nephritis).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir