August 31st
149 Notable deaths
Sid Atkinson
South african athlete.
Born March 14th, 1901 in Durban.
Died August 31st, 1977 at 76 years old in Durban.
Jukka Rahja
Finnish politician (1887-1920).
Born July 19th, 1887 in Kronstadt.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jim Rigsby
American racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in Arkansas.
Died August 31st, 1952 at 29 years old in Dayton.
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 11th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 72 years old in Belley.
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 (1913–1997).
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 Nusle. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1966 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé