August 31st
217 Notable deaths
Diana, Princess of Wales
Member of the british royal family and princess of wales (1961–1997).
Born July 1st, 1961 in Park House. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1997 at 36 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (car collision). [ref]
Dodi Fayed
Princess diana boyfriend (1955–1997).
Born April 15th, 1955 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1997 at 42 years old in pont de l'Alma (traffic collision).
Rocky Marciano
American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969).
Born September 1st, 1923 in Brockton.
Died August 31st, 1969 at 45 years old in Newton (aviation accident).
Pranab Mukherjee
President of india from 2012 to 2017.
Born December 11th, 1935 in Mirati.
Died August 31st, 2020 at 84 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19). [ref]
John Ford
American film director (1894–1973).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth.
Died August 31st, 1973 at 79 years old in Palm Desert (stomach cancer).
David Frost
British television host, journalist, comedian and writer (1939–2013).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Tenterden.
Died August 31st, 2013 at 74 years old in MS Queen Elizabeth (myocardial infarction).
Charles Baudelaire
French poet and critic (1821–1867).
Born April 9th, 1821 in Paris, former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1867 at 46 years old in Paris (syphilis). [ref]
Tom Seaver
American baseball player (1944–2020).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Fresno.
Died August 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Calistoga (dementia, COVID-19). [ref]
Anthoine Hubert
French racing driver (1996–2019).
Born September 22nd, 1996 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2019 at 22 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit (work accident, car collision). [ref]
Michael Constantine
Greek-american actor (1927-2021).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in Reading.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 94 years old in Reading. [ref]
Richard Anderson
American actor (1926–2017).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Long Branch.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Wilhelm Wundt
German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor (1832-1920).
Born August 16th, 1832 in Neckarau.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 88 years old in Leipzig.
Mary Ann Nichols
Whitechapel murder victim (1845-1888).
Born August 26th, 1845 in London.
Died August 31st, 1888 at 43 years old in Whitechapel (exsanguination).
Henry Moore
English sculptor (1898–1986).
Born July 30th, 1898 in Castleford. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 88 years old in Much Hadham. [ref]
Fatman Scoop
American hip-hop artist (1968–2024).
Born August 6th, 1968 in Manhattan.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 56 years old in Connecticut (hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis). [ref]
Sol Bamba
Football player and manager (1985–2024).
Born January 13th, 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 39 years old in Manisa (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil.
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris.
Jimi Jamison
American singer (1951–2014).
Born August 23rd, 1951 in Holmes County.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 63 years old in Raleigh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Red Adair
Firefighter (1915–2004).
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Aleksandr Zakharchenko
Head and prime minister of the donetsk people's republic.
Born June 26th, 1976 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2018 at 42 years old in Donetsk (explosive device). [ref]
Gayle Hunnicutt
American actress (1943–2023).
Born February 6th, 1943 in Fort Worth.
Died August 31st, 2023 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Lionel Hampton
American jazz musician (1908–2002).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Louisville.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 94 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Stefan Banach
Polish mathematician (1892–1945).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Kraków.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Lviv (lung cancer). [ref]
Urho Kekkonen
Eighth president of finland (1900–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Lepikon torppa.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 85 years old in Tamminiemi.
Immanuel Wallerstein
American sociologist and economic historian (1930–2019).
Born September 28th, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 31st, 2019 at 88 years old in Branford.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau