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July 31st
190 Notable deaths
Frederick H. Gillett
American politician (1851–1935).
Born October 16th, 1851 in Westfield.
Died July 31st, 1935 at 83 years old in Springfield.
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]
Harry Johnston
British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927).
Born June 12th, 1858 in London. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1927 at 69 years old in Worksop.
Surat Huseynov
Azerbaijani soldier and politician.
Born February 12th, 1959 in Ganja.
Died July 31st, 2023 at 64 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
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).
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
American neuroscientist.
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Salem.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 66 years old in Hamden.
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.
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