August 31st
144 Notable deaths
Horst Janssen
German printmaker and draftsman (1929-1995).
Born November 14th, 1929 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1995 at 65 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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]
Jonathan Williams
British racing driver.
Born October 26th, 1942 in Cairo.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Spain. [ref]
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.
Pope Macarius III of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church.
Born February 18th, 1872 in El-Mahalla El-Kubra.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 144
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown