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August 31st
162 Notable deaths
Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Icelandic playwright.
Born June 19th, 1880 in Laxamýri.
Died August 31st, 1919 at 39 years old in Copenhagen (tuberculosis).
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern
Yiddish author (1886-1932).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Zolochiv.
Died August 31st, 1932 at 46 years old in New York City.
Torsten Lindberg
Swedish footballer and manager (1917-2009).
Born April 14th, 1917 in Nässjö.
Died August 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Malmö.
Daniela Hodrová
Czech writer.
Born July 5th, 1946 in Prague.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 78 years old in Hospital of the Merciful Sisters of Sts. Karel Boromejský. [ref]
Egon Günther
German film director and screenwriter (1927-2017).
Born March 30th, 1927 in Schneeberg.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 90 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
Leonidas Proaño
Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988).
Born January 29th, 1910 in San Antonio de Ibarra.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 78 years old in Quito.
Pierre Billon
French film director (1901-1981).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
Died August 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Jim Rigsby
American racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in Arkansas.
Died August 31st, 1952 at 29 years old in Dayton.
Raymond Smith Dugan
American astronomer.
Born May 30th, 1878 in Montague.
Died August 31st, 1940 at 62 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Jukka Rahja
Finnish politician (1887-1920).
Born July 19th, 1887 in Kronstadt.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy