In the year 1931
262 Notable deaths
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Scottish landowner and fencer.
Born July 22nd, 1862 in London.
Died April 20th, 1931 at 68 years old in Kensington.
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Titular duke of schleswig-holstein.
Born February 26th, 1869 in Frogmore House.
Died April 27th, 1931 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Charles Algernon Parsons
Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931).
Born June 13th, 1854 in London.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kingston Harbour (peripheral neuropathy).
Vachel Lindsay
American poet (1879–1931).
Born November 10th, 1879 in Springfield.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 52 years old in Springfield (intoxication).
Tyrone Power Sr.
English-born american stage and screen actor (1869–1931).
Died December 23rd, 1931 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck
Dutch microbiologist (1851-1931).
Born March 16th, 1851 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1931 at 79 years old in Gorssel. [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]
Hermann Müller
German chancellor (1876-1931).
Born May 18th, 1876 in Mannheim.
Died March 20th, 1931 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Xu Zhimo
Chinese poet (1897-1931).
Born January 15th, 1897 in Haining.
Died November 19th, 1931 at 34 years old in Jinan (aircraft crash).
Kitasato Shibasaburō
Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist.
Born January 29th, 1853 in Oguni.
Died June 13th, 1931 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 262
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller