In the year 1931
255 Notable deaths
Oskar Minkowski
German physician (1858-1931).
Born January 13th, 1858 in Aleksotas.
Died June 18th, 1931 at 73 years old in Fürstenberg/Havel.
Henri Mathias Berthelot
French general.
Born December 7th, 1861 in Feurs. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1931 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jacques Herbrand
French mathematician.
Born February 12th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1931 at 23 years old in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (mountaineering accident). [ref]
David Bruce
British pathologist.
Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.
Dmitri Egorov
Russian mathematician.
Born December 2nd, 1869 in Moscow.
Died September 10th, 1931 at 61 years old in Kazan (starvation).
Alice Pike Barney
American painter (1857-1931).
Born January 14th, 1857 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jean-Louis Forain
French artist (1852-1931).
Born October 23rd, 1852 in Reims.
Died July 11th, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
Alfons Maria Jakob
German neurologist.
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Aschaffenburg.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 47 years old in Hamburg.
Octave Uzanne
French writer (1851–1931).
Born September 14th, 1851 in Auxerre.
Died October 31st, 1931 at 80 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Edward Goodrich Acheson
Chemist (1856-1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Washington.
Died July 6th, 1931 at 75 years old in New York City.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs