August 31st
144 Notable deaths
George Porter
British chemist (1920-2002).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Stainforth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist.
Born October 31st, 1930 in Denison. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1970 at 39 years old in New York City (kidney disease).
Gopal Swarup Pathak
Indian politician and judge (1896-1982).
Born February 26th, 1896 in Bareilly.
Died August 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
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]
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian virologist (1899-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1899 in Traralgon. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1985 at 85 years old in Melbourne (cancer). [ref]
Todor Aleksandrov
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born March 4th, 1881 in Novo Selo.
Died August 31st, 1924 at 43 years old in Sugarevo. [ref]
Abraham Cahan
Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
Samad Behrangi
Iranian writer and social critic.
Born June 24th, 1939 in Tabriz.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 29 years old in Tabriz (drowning).
Harley Granville-Barker
British actor and playwright (1877-1946).
Born November 25th, 1877 in London. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1946 at 68 years old in Paris (disease). [ref]
Theodor Lessing
German philosopher.
Born February 8th, 1872 in Hanover. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1933 at 61 years old in Mariánské Lázně. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 144
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi