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In the year 1931
255 Notable deaths
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.
Luigi Galleani
Italian anarchist.
Born August 12th, 1861 in Vercelli. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aulla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Eugène Ysaÿe
Belgian violinist, composer and conductor.
Born July 16th, 1858 in Liège. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1931 at 72 years old in City of Brussels (diabetes). [ref]
Wilson Bentley
American photographer (1867-1931).
Born February 9th, 1867 in Jericho. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 64 years old in Jericho (pneumonia). [ref]
Hermann Müller
German chancellor (1876-1931).
Born May 18th, 1876 in Mannheim.
Died March 20th, 1931 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Wilhelm von Gloeden
German photographer (1856-1931).
Born September 18th, 1856 in Völkshagen.
Died February 16th, 1931 at 74 years old in Taormina.
Harry Clarke
Irish artist (1889-1931).
Born March 17th, 1889 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1931 at 41 years old in Chur (tuberculosis).
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Finnish painter (1865-1931).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Pori. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 65 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia). [ref]
Tom Roberts
Australian artist (1856-1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1931 at 75 years old in Kallista (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 255
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon