Famous Deaths In August - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1888 Death of Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper on this day in history.
1902 On August - 31 mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73
1910 On August - 31 emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34
1918 Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 on August - 31.
1920 On August - 31 wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies
1931 Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies on August - 31.
1934 On this day in history johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies
1935 On August - 31 abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies
1940 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on August - 31.
1941 Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle
1944 On August - 31 death of killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide
1946 On August - 31 paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63
1948 Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 on August - 31.
1949 On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies
1952 Death of Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868) on this day in history.
1959 Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1963 On August - 31 george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris
1964 On August - 31 carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42
1966 On this day in history kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75
1967 Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on August - 31.
1968 Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 on this day in history.
1969 On August - 31 ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72
1973 On this day in history john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78
1974 On this day in history death of william Pershing Benedict, American pilot
1975 Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on August - 31.
1976 On August - 31 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81
1978 On August - 31 death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
1979 E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on this day in history.
1981 Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history death of frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899)
1986 On August - 31 henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88
1990 On August - 31 johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies
1991 Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on August - 31.
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