August 31st
149 Notable deaths
Mikhail Kovalyov
Soviet general (1897-1967).
Born July 7th, 1897 in Bryukhovetskaya.
Died August 31st, 1967 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lee Garmes
American cinematographer (1898–1978).
Born May 27th, 1898 in Peoria.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Horst Janssen
German printmaker and draftsman (1929-1995).
Born November 14th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died August 31st, 1995 at 65 years old in Hamburg.
Ram Dulari Sinha
Indian politician (1922-1994).
Born December 8th, 1922 in Gopalganj.
Died August 31st, 1994 at 71 years old in New Delhi.
Sergey Sokolov
Soviet military commander (1911-2012).
Born July 1st, 1911 in Yevpatoria.
Died August 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Islam Timurziev
Russian boxer.
Born January 9th, 1983 in Nazran.
Died August 31st, 2015 at 32 years old in Nazran.
Eduard Meyer
German historian (1855–1930).
Born January 25th, 1855 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1930 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Willi Baumeister
German painter, scenic designer, and typographer (1889-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1955 at 66 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Francesco Tamagno
Italian operatic singer.
Born December 28th, 1850 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1905 at 54 years old in Varese. [ref]
Janne Carlsson
Swedish actor (1937-2017).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 80 years old in Kristianstad (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 149
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