July 31st
172 Notable deaths
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.
Per Brinch Hansen
Computer scientist (1938-2007).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 68 years old in Syracuse (cancer).
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
German artist (1899-1940).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in Pirna.
Fernando Sancho
Actor (1916-1990).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1990 at 74 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender