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In the year 1931
262 Notable deaths
Omar al-Mukhtar
Leader of the libyan resistance against the italian fascist occupation.
Born August 20th, 1858 in Cyrenaica. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1931 at 73 years old in Libya (hanging).
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931).
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid.
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer.
Born September 6th, 1877 in New Orleans.
Died November 4th, 1931 at 54 years old in Jackson.
Arnold Bennett
English novelist.
Born May 27th, 1867 in Hanley, Burslem. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1931 at 63 years old in City of Westminster (typhoid fever). [ref]
Albert A. Michelson
Polish physicist (1852–1931).
Born December 19th, 1852 in Strzelno.
Died May 9th, 1931 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Arthur Schnitzler
Austrian writer (1862-1931).
Born May 15th, 1862 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Vienna (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim activist (1878–1931).
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur.
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in London.
Carl Nielsen
Danish composer.
Born August 9th, 1865 in Sortelung. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.
Charles Comiskey
American baseball player, manager, team owner (1859-1931).
Born August 15th, 1859 in Chicago.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 72 years old in Wisconsin.
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