August 31st
217 Notable deaths
Princess Amalia of Sweden
Swedish princess (1805-1853).
Born December 2nd, 1805 in Stockholm.
Died August 31st, 1853 at 47 years old in Oldenburg.
Eduard Meyer
German ancient historian, egyptologist and ancient orientalist (1855–1930).
Born January 25th, 1855 in Hamburg.
Died August 31st, 1930 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Horst Janssen
German printmaker and draftsman (1929-1995).
Born November 14th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died August 31st, 1995 at 65 years old in Hamburg.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Soviet general (1897-1967).
Born July 7th, 1897 in Bryukhovetskaya.
Died August 31st, 1967 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Pope Macarius III of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church (1872–1945).
Born February 18th, 1872 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Morton Prince
American physician who specialized in neurology and abnormal psychology.
Born December 21st, 1854 in Boston.
Died August 31st, 1929 at 74 years old in Boston.
Willi Baumeister
German painter, scenic designer, and typographer (1889–1955).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Stuttgart.
Died August 31st, 1955 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Georg von Bismarck
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891-1942).
Born February 15th, 1891 in Namyślin.
Died August 31st, 1942 at 51 years old in El Alamein.
John Darley
American psychologist (1938–2018).
Born April 3rd, 1938 in Jaffa.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 80 years old in Lawrenceville.
Eugen Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg
5th duke of leuchtenberg and russian general (1847–1901).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 31st, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jonathan Williams
British racing driver.
Born October 26th, 1942 in Cairo.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Spain. [ref]
H. C. Potter
American director (1904-1977).
Born November 13th, 1904 in New York City.
Died August 31st, 1977 at 72 years old in Southampton.
Erwin Bälz
German physician and anthropologist (1849–1913).
Born January 13th, 1849 in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Died August 31st, 1913 at 64 years old in Stuttgart.
Islam Timurziev
Russian boxer.
Born January 9th, 1983 in Nazran.
Died August 31st, 2015 at 32 years old in Nazran.
Francesco Tamagno
Italian operatic singer (1850–1905).
Born December 28th, 1850 in Turin.
Died August 31st, 1905 at 54 years old in Varese.
Pierre Blaise
French actor (1955–1975).
Born June 11th, 1955 in Moissac.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 20 years old in Moissac (single-vehicle accident).
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince of saxe-weimar-eisenach and duke of saxony, general of the cavalry in württemberg (1825–1901).
Born August 4th, 1825 in Altenstein Palace.
Died August 31st, 1901 at 76 years old in Berchtesgaden (pneumonia, heart failure).
Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Sultan
Prime minister of iran (1858-1907).
Born January 6th, 1858 in Tehran.
Died August 31st, 1907 at 49 years old in Tehran.
Janne Carlsson
Swedish actor (1937-2017).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Katarina church parish.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 80 years old in Norra Åsum (liver cancer). [ref]
Francesco Morini
Italian footballer (1944-2021).
Born August 12th, 1944 in San Giuliano Terme.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 77 years old in Forte dei Marmi. [ref]
Ștefan Andrei
Romanian politician (1931–2014).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Podari.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 83 years old in Snagov (disease).
Alfred Hettner
German geomorphologist (1859–1941).
Born August 6th, 1859 in Dresden.
Died August 31st, 1941 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
French photographer (1837–1920).
Born December 8th, 1837 in Langon.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 82 years old in Agen.
Rosel Zech
German actress (1940–2011).
Born July 7th, 1940 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 71 years old in Berlin (bone cancer).
Oscar Ferdinand Peschel
German geographer (1826–1875).
Born March 17th, 1826 in Dresden.
Died August 31st, 1875 at 49 years old in Leipzig.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved