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August 31st
141 Notable deaths
Henry Moore
English sculptor.
Born July 30th, 1898 in Castleford. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 88 years old in Much Hadham. [ref]
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jimi Jamison
American singer (1951–2014).
Born August 23rd, 1951 in Holmes County. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2014 at 63 years old in Raleigh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 Pushkin Boulevard, Donetsk (explosion). [ref]
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]
Red Adair
Firefighter.
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908–2002).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Louisville.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 94 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Immanuel Wallerstein
American sociologist and economic historian.
Born September 28th, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 31st, 2019 at 88 years old in Branford.
Urho Kekkonen
Eighth president of finland (1900–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Lepikon torppa. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 85 years old in Tamminiemi. [ref]
Sally Rand
American burlesque performer and actress (1904-1979).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Elkton.
Died August 31st, 1979 at 75 years old in Glendora (heart failure).
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