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July 31st
232 Notable deaths
Erich Ehrlinger
German general (1910–2004).
Born October 14th, 1910 in Giengen an der Brenz.
Died July 31st, 2004 at 93 years old in Karlsruhe.
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
American neuroscientist (1937–2003).
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Salem.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 66 years old in Hamden.
Annibale Bergonzoli
Italian general (1884–1973).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Cannobio.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 88 years old in Cannobio. [ref]
Kiến Phúc
Vietnamese emperor (1869–1884).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1884 at 15 years old in Huế.
Lars Jansson
Author and cartoonist (1926-2000).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died July 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Roberto Herlitzka
Italian actor (1937–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Turin.
Died July 31st, 2024 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Emil Haussmann
Ss officer (1910–1947).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Ravensburg.
Died July 31st, 1947 at 36 years old in Nuremberg (hanging to death). [ref]
Stephen Tataw
Cameroonian footballer (1963–2020).
Born March 31st, 1963 in Yaoundé.
Died July 31st, 2020 at 57 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Stanley Ellin
American novelist and short story writer (1916–1986).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 69 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Italian screenwriter (1914–2010).
Died July 31st, 2010 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mykola Zelinsky
Ukranian chemist (1861–1953).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Tiraspol.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Germaine Krull
German photographer (1897–1985).
Born November 20th, 1897 in Poznań.
Died July 31st, 1985 at 87 years old in Wetzlar.
Lola Álvarez Bravo
Mexican photographer (1903–1993).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Lagos de Moreno.
Died July 31st, 1993 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
Angelika Schrobsdorff
German writer (1927–2016).
Born December 24th, 1927 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Angela Bailey
Canadian sprinter (1962-2021).
Born February 28th, 1962 in Coventry.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 59 years old in Mississauga (cancer). [ref]
Werner Finck
German actor (1902-1978).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Görlitz.
Died July 31st, 1978 at 76 years old in Munich.
Mariana Karr
Mexican actress (1949-2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2016 at 66 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cho Ki-chon
North korean poet.
Born January 6th, 1913 in Ussuriysk.
Died July 31st, 1951 at 38 years old in Pyongyang (airstrike).
Émile Schuffenecker
French painter, art collector and suspected forger (1851-1934).
Born December 8th, 1851 in Fresne-Saint-Mamès.
Died July 31st, 1934 at 82 years old in Paris.
Bobbie Heine Miller
South african tennis player (1909-2016).
Born December 5th, 1909 in Greytown.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 106 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Oskar Vogt
German neurologist, entomologist (1870-1959).
Born April 6th, 1870 in Husum.
Died July 31st, 1959 at 89 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Elmar Klos
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1910–1993).
Born January 26th, 1910 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1993 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Carlos María de la Torre
Ecuadorian catholic cardinal (1873–1968).
Born November 14th, 1873 in Quito.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in Quito.
Germaine Richier
Sculptor from france.
Born September 16th, 1904 in Grans. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1959 at 54 years old in Montpellier.
Daniel Garrison Brinton
American archaeologist and ethnologist (1837-1899).
Born May 13th, 1837 in Thornbury Township.
Died July 31st, 1899 at 62 years old in Philadelphia.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan