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In the year 1931
246 Notable deaths
Joseph Joffre
French general.
Born January 12th, 1852 in Rivesaltes. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Melvil Dewey
American librarian.
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid. [ref]
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.
Born December 19th, 1852 in Strzelno. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1931 at 78 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
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]
Carl Nielsen
Danish composer.
Born August 9th, 1865 in Sortelung. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim leader, activist, scholar, journalist and poet.
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Theo van Doesburg
Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer (1883-1931).
Born August 30th, 1883 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 47 years old in Davos (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850 in Exeter.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 81 years old in Stockbridge.
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