August 31st
217 Notable deaths
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).
Carole Shelley
British actress (1939-2018).
Born August 16th, 1939 in London.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer).
Andrei Zhdanov
Soviet politician (1896-1948).
Born February 26th, 1896 in Mariupol.
Died August 31st, 1948 at 52 years old in Moscow, Dolgiye Borody (myocardial infarction).
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese politician (1928-).
Died August 31st, 1978 at 50 years old in disappearance.
Michael Sheard
Scottish actor (1938–2005).
Born June 18th, 1938 in Aberdeen.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 67 years old (cancer).
Laurent Fignon
French professional road bicycle racer (1960–2010).
Born August 12th, 1960 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 31st, 2010 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Marita Lorenz
German who had affair with fidel castro (1939–2019).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Bremen.
Died August 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Oberhausen (heart failure).
Ferdinand Lassalle
German jurist and socialist (1825–1864).
Born April 11th, 1825 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1864 at 39 years old in Carouge (gunshot wound). [ref]
Marina Tsvetaeva
Russian poet (1892 – 1941).
Born October 8th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died August 31st, 1941 at 48 years old in Yelabuga (hanging to death).
Wade Belak
Canadian ice hockey player (1976–2011).
Born July 3rd, 1976 in Saskatoon.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 35 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Carl Off
British singer and actor (1943–2004).
Born August 18th, 1943 in Birmingham.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in Birmingham (esophageal cancer).
Ilya Ehrenburg
Soviet writer, bolshevik revolutionary, journalist and historian (1891–1967).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1967 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Dennis O'Keefe
American actor (1908–1968).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Fort Madison.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Carlo Maria Martini
Italian jesuit and cardinal of the catholic church.
Born February 15th, 1927 in Turin.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 85 years old in Gallarate (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
David Farrar
British actor (1908–1995).
Born August 21st, 1908 in London Borough of Newham.
Died August 31st, 1995 at 87 years old in Durban.
Joseph Rotblat
Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.
Tamara Bunke
Argentinian revolutionary (1937–1967).
Born November 19th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 31st, 1967 at 29 years old in Vallegrande Province (Santa Cruz) (gunshot wound).
Patricia Owens
Canadian actress (1925-2000).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Golden.
Died August 31st, 2000 at 75 years old in Lancaster.
Edward Elmer Smith
Food engineer and author (1890-1965).
Born May 2nd, 1890 in Sheboygan.
Died August 31st, 1965 at 75 years old in Seaside (myocardial infarction).
Wolfgang Güllich
German rock climber (1960–1992).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 31st, 1992 at 31 years old in Ingolstadt (traffic collision).
Marguerite Chapman
American actress (1918-1999).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Chatham.
Died August 31st, 1999 at 81 years old in Burbank (disease).
Bapu
Film director from india (1933-2014).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Narasapuram.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 80 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest).
Nathaniel Clifton
American basketball player-coach (1922-1990).
Born October 13th, 1922 in Little Rock.
Died August 31st, 1990 at 67 years old in Chicago.
Andranik Ozanian
Armenian politician and military personnel (1865-1927).
Born February 25th, 1865 in Şebinkarahisar.
Died August 31st, 1927 at 62 years old in Fresno, Chico.
Gloria Jean
American actress, singer (1926-2018).
Born April 14th, 1926 in Buffalo.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 92 years old in Mountain View (heart failure).
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)