Famous Deaths In August - 31

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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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer