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In the year 1931
262 Notable deaths
Selma Rıza
Turkish journalist (1872–1931).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Istanbul.
Died October 5th, 1931 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
Friedrich Ris
Swiss entomologist (1867–1931).
Born January 8th, 1867 in Glarus.
Died January 30th, 1931 at 64 years old in Rheinau. [ref]
Charles Meyer
Danish cyclist (1868-1931).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Flensburg.
Died January 31st, 1931 at 62 years old in Dieppe.
Axel Andersen
Danish gymnast (1891–1931).
Born December 20th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died May 15th, 1931 at 39 years old in Copenhagen.
Francesco Ragonesi
Catholic cardinal.
Born December 21st, 1850 in Bagnaia.
Died September 14th, 1931 at 80 years old in Poggio a Caiano.
Teresa Claramunt
Catalan spanish anarcho-syndicalist, editor.
Born June 4th, 1862 in Sabadell. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1931 at 68 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Edgar Amphlett
Fencer.
Born September 1st, 1867 in Dorchester.
Died January 9th, 1931 at 63 years old in Chelsea.
Lidiya Tseraskaya
Russian astronomer.
Born June 23rd, 1855 in Astrakhan.
Died December 22nd, 1931 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Eduardo Camet
Argentine fencer (1876–1931).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 15th, 1931 at 54 years old in Miramar.
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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