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July 31st
232 Notable deaths
Alessandro Franchi
Italian cardinal in the roman catholic church (1819-1878).
Died July 31st, 1878 at 59 years old in Rome (malaria).
László Raffinsky
Hungarian-romanian footballer (1905-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Miskolc.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 76 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Fernand Nisot
Belgian footballer (1895-1973).
Born April 11th, 1895 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Putte.
Alan Cameron
British classical scholar (1938–2017).
Born March 13th, 1938.
Died July 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in New York City.
Pelageya Danilova
Artistic gymnast (1918-2001).
Born May 4th, 1918 in Pskovsky Uyezd.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jokūbas Šernas
Lithuanian politician (1888-1926).
Born June 14th, 1888 in Biržai.
Died July 31st, 1926 at 38 years old in Kaunas.
Thomas Nicholls
English boxer (1931-2021).
Born October 12th, 1931 in South Elmsall, Wellington.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 89 years old in Telford. [ref]
Léon Germain Pelouse
French artist (1838-1891).
Born October 1st, 1838 in Pierrelaye. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1891 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfredo Ramos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1924–2012).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Jacareí.
Died July 31st, 2012 at 87 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Bengt Berg
Swedish photographer, scientist and writer (1885–1967).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kalmar. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1967 at 82 years old
James Atkinson
American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.
Born January 10th, 1929 in DeLand.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 81 years old in Black Mountain. [ref]
Mikhail Artamonov
Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vladimír Bouzek
Czech ice hockey player (1920–2006).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2006 at 85 years old in Třebíč. [ref]
Joan Mari Torrealdai
Basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer.
Born November 24th, 1942 in Forua.
Died July 31st, 2020 at 77 years old in Usurbil (cancer). [ref]
Erwin Keller
Field hockey player.
Born April 8th, 1905 in Concepción.
Died July 31st, 1971 at 66 years old in West Berlin.
Ioachim Moldoveanu
Romanian footballer (1913-1981).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Alba County.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Craiova.
Marie Pape-Carpantier
French educator (1815–1878).
Born September 10th, 1815 in La Flèche.
Died July 31st, 1878 at 62 years old in Villiers-le-Bel.
Hubert Coppenrath
French polynesian archbishop (1930–2022).
Born October 18th, 1930 in Papeete.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 91 years old in Papeete.
Marcello Bertinetti
Italian fencer (1885-1967).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Vercelli.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 82 years old in Vercelli.
Yeo Hyo-jin
South korean association football player.
Born April 25th, 1983 in Busan.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 38 years old in South Korea (cancer). [ref]
Georg Zacharias
German swimmer (1884–1953).
Born June 14th, 1884 in Gdańsk.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in West Berlin.
Giuseppe Baldo
Italian footballer (1914–2007).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Piombino Dese.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 93 years old in Montecatini Terme.
Peter Nansen
Danish writer (1861–1918).
Born January 20th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died July 31st, 1918 at 57 years old in Mariager.
Jan Diddens
Belgian footballer (1906-1972).
Born September 14th, 1906 in Mechelen.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 65 years old in Mechelen.
Harald Julin
Swedish swimmer and water polo player (1890-1967).
Born March 27th, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 77 years old in Stockholm.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull