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In the year 1931
267 Notable deaths
Hadi Taqtaş
Tatar poet (1901–1931).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Sorqydy.
Died December 8th, 1931 at 30 years old in Kazan.
Heinrich Grünfeld
Austrian cellist and composer (1855-1931).
Born July 4th, 1855 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Berlin. [ref]
René Borjas
Uruguayan footballer (1897-1931).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died December 19th, 1931 at 33 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yervand Lalayan
Armenian ethnographer, folklorist and archaeologist.
Born March 25th, 1864 in Gyumri.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 66 years old in Yerevan.
James McKenzie
Scottish boxer.
Born August 13th, 1903 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1931 at 27 years old in Portobello.
Carl Hansen Ostenfeld
Danish botanist and academic (1873-1931).
Born August 3rd, 1873 in Randers.
Died January 16th, 1931 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Ivan Kondakov
Russian chemist (1857–1931).
Born October 8th, 1857 in Vilyuysk.
Died October 14th, 1931 at 74 years old in Elva.
Spencer Le Marchant Moore
British botanist (1850-1931).
Born November 1st, 1850 in Hampstead.
Died March 14th, 1931 at 80 years old
Miguel Lillo
Argentinian botanist (1862-1931).
Born July 27th, 1862 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died May 4th, 1931 at 68 years old in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Dorothea Fairbridge
South african writer (1862-1931).
Born March 27th, 1862 in Cape Town.
Died August 25th, 1931 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
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