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August 31st
162 Notable deaths
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).
Norman Kirk
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1923–1974).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Waimate.
Died August 31st, 1974 at 51 years old in Wellington (pulmonary embolism).
Hall Caine
British novelist and playwright.
Born May 14th, 1853 in Runcorn. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1931 at 78 years old in Isle of Man, Greeba Castle. [ref]
Henri Bourassa
Canadian politician (1868-1952).
Born September 1st, 1868 in Montreal.
Died August 31st, 1952 at 83 years old in Outremont.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Italian population geneticist (1922–2018).
Born January 25th, 1922 in Genoa.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 96 years old in Belluno.
Jorge Alessandri
Chilean politician and president (1896-1986).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Santiago.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Santiago.
Douglas B. Lenat
American entrepreneur and researcher in artificial intelligence.
Born September 13th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died August 31st, 2023 at 72 years old in Austin (bile duct cancer). [ref]
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