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August 31st
144 Notable deaths
Johann Riegler
Austrian footballer (1929-2011).
Born July 17th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 82 years old
Stéphane Bruey
French footballer (1932-2005).
Born December 1st, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2005 at 72 years old in Belley. [ref]
Dirk Hafemeister
German equestrian (1958-2017).
Born April 17th, 1958 in West Berlin.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 59 years old [ref]
Heinz Kaufmann
German rower.
Born September 20th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 1997 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Lajos Kiss
Hungarian canoeist (1934-2014).
Born May 22nd, 1934 in Miskolc.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 80 years old [ref]
Mislav Bezmalinović
Croatian water polo player.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 57 years old in Split. [ref]
Jaroslav Jirkovský
Czech ice hockey player (1891-1966).
Born October 19th, 1891 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1966 at 74 years old in Prague.
Ingvar Gärd
Swedish footballer (1921-2006).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Malmö.
Died August 31st, 2006 at 84 years old in Malmö.
Anatoly Sass
Russian rower (1935–2023).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died August 31st, 2023 at 87 years old [ref]
Edmond Dame
French wrestler.
Born November 4th, 1893 in Rouvroy.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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