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July 31st
190 Notable deaths
Wim Duisenberg
Dutch politician and economist.
Born July 9th, 1935 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2005 at 70 years old in Faucon (heart failure, drowning).
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.
Genevieve Tobin
American actress (1899-1995).
Born November 29th, 1899 in New York City.
Died July 31st, 1995 at 95 years old in Pasadena.
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]
Laura Betti
Italian actress (1927-2004).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Bologna. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2004 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Guido Crepax
Italian artist (1933-2003).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Milan. [ref]
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 Steiner
British actor.
Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). [ref]
Daisuke Katō
Japanese actor.
Born February 18th, 1911 in Asakusa.
Died July 31st, 1975 at 64 years old in Takasaki (colorectal cancer).
Ludwig Müller
Leading member of the german christians and reichsbischof.
Born June 23rd, 1883 in Gütersloh.
Died July 31st, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 190
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner