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In the year 1931
267 Notable deaths
Franklin Henry Giddings
American economist (1855–1931).
Born March 23rd, 1855 in Sherman.
Died June 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Scarsdale.
Ida Husted Harper
American suffragist and writer (1851-1931).
Born February 18th, 1851 in Franklin County.
Died March 14th, 1931 at 80 years old
José Figueroa Alcorta
President of argentina (1860-1931).
Born November 20th, 1860 in Córdoba.
Died December 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Viktor Dyk
Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931).
Born December 31st, 1877 in Pšovka. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1931 at 53 years old in Lopud (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Uruguayan poet (1855–1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Montevideo.
Died November 3rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Kinue Hitomi
Japanese athlete (1907–1931).
Born January 1st, 1907 in Okayama.
Died August 2nd, 1931 at 24 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
Lupu Pick
Actor, film director (1886–1931).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Iași.
Died March 7th, 1931 at 45 years old in Berlin.
Thaddeus H. Caraway
American politician (1871-1931).
Born October 17th, 1871 in Stoddard County.
Died November 6th, 1931 at 60 years old in Little Rock.
Joseph Alfred Micheler
French general (1861-1931).
Born September 23rd, 1861 in Phalsbourg.
Died March 17th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lyon.
Edward Channing
American historian.
Born June 15th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 267
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel