Famous Deaths Happened In 1931

Jan 01 Martinus beijerinck: Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)  

Jan 03 Joseph j c joffre: French marshal,  

Jan 04 Art acord: Western actor (set free, spurs & saddles),  

Jan 09 Claude anet [jean schopfer]: French writer (la fille perdue),  

Jan 11 Oscar fetras: Composer,  

Jan 14 William ernst johnson: British mathematician,  

Jan 21 Felix blumenfeld: Composer,  

Jan 22 Alma rubens: American actress (b. 1897)  

Jan 23 Anna pavlova: Russian ballerina (diaghilew, dying swan),  

Feb 02 Theodor batthynyi: Hungarian contra-revolutionary,  

Feb 03 Hans schardt: Swiss geologist,  

Feb 07 Ion vidu: Composer,  

Feb 11 Charles algernon parsons: British inventor (steam turbine),  

Feb 12 Samedbey mehmandarov: Russian general (b. 1855)  

Feb 18 Milan Å ufflay: Croatian politician (b. 1879)  

Feb 23 Nellie melba: [helen mitchell], australian soprano,  

Feb 26 Otto wallach: German chemist (nobel 1910),  

Feb 28 Ban johnson: Created (baseball's al),  

Mar 05 Fr. arthur tooth ssc: Anglican clergyman prosecuted and imprisoned for ritualist activities (b. 1839)  

Mar 07 Akseli v gallen-kallela: Finnish painter/illustrator,  

Mar 08 Clara kathleen rogers: Composer,  

Mar 09 Ida b wells-barnett: Famous black,  

Mar 11 F.w. murnau: German film director (b. 1888)  

Mar 20 Hermann müller: Chancellor of germany (b. 1876)  

Mar 22 Ban johnson: Founder of baseball's american league,  

Mar 23 Bhagat singh: Rajguru, sukhdev indian freedom fighters  

Mar 27 Arnold bennett: Novelist,  

Mar 31 Knute rockne: Football player/coach,  

Apr 04 Andre michelin: Ceo (michelin tires),  

Apr 06 Giuseppi radiciotti: Composer,  

Apr 08 Eric axel karlfeldt: Poet,  

Apr 09 Paul antonin vidal: Composer,  

Apr 10 Khalil gibran: Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883)  

Apr 25 A j y (bert) hopkins: Cricketer (20 tests for aust, 509 runs),  

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Jan 01 Carel brons: Composer  

Jan 01 Siddig el nigoumi: Ceramicist  

Jan 02 Toshiki kaifu: Premier of japan (1989-91)  

Jan 04 Adi lady lala mara: First lady of fiji  

Jan 04 Sir william deane: Governor-general of australia 1996-2001  

Jan 05 Alfred brendel: Wiesenberg moravia, austrian pianist  

Jan 05 Alvin ailey: Choreographer (american dance theater)  

Jan 05 Robert duvall: San diego calif, actor (great santini, taxi driver)