August 31st
164 Notable deaths
Şefika Gaspıralı
Crimean tatar feminist leader (1886–1975).
Born October 14th, 1886 in Bakhchysarai.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Robert Johnsen
Gymnast (1896-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1896 in Copenhagen.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 79 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Gustav Almgren
Fencer (1906–1936).
Born November 6th, 1906 in Vänersborg.
Died August 31st, 1936 at 29 years old in Gothenburg.
Edwin Myers
American pole vaulter (1896-1978).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Hinsdale.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 81 years old in Evanston.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson