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History Deaths on August 31

By  Demauri Brunson  31 Aug   444 Views

History Deaths on August 31

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Henry V of England (b. 1386)

#Henry_V_of_England

In 1422

Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)

#Emperor_Go-Horikawa

In 1234

Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)

#Georges_Gauthier

In 1940

Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)

#Thomas_Bavin

In 1941

Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)

#Elsa_Barker

In 1954

Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (b. 1891)

#Ilya_Ehrenburg

In 1967

Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)

#Mary_Ward_(scientist)

In 1869

Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)

#Robert_Calder

In 1818

Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)

#Todor_Aleksandrov

In 1924

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)

#Johann_Gottlieb_Heineccius

In 1741

George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

#George_Porter

In 2002

Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)

#Sancho_III_of_Castile

In 1158

Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908)

#Lionel_Hampton

In 2002

Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)

#Charles_Baudelaire

In 1867

Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (b. 1932)

#Stan_Goldberg

In 2014

?tomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665)

#?tomo_no_Tabito

In 731

Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)

#Tiger_Smith

In 1979

William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)

#William_Borlase

In 1772

Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)

#Joseph_Rotblat

In 2005

Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)

#Ken_Campbell

In 2008

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English politician, founded the National Motor Museum (b. 1926)

#Edward_Douglas-Scott-Montagu,_3rd_Baron_Montagu_of_Beaulieu

In 2015

Kunigunde of Altdorf, Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020)

#Kunigunde_of_Altdorf

In 1054

Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (b. 1960)

#Laurent_Fignon

In 2010

Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)

#Sir_John_Duckworth,_1st_Baronet

In 1817

John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

#John_Ford

In 1973

Carole Shelley, British-American actress (b. 1939)

#Carole_Shelley

In 2018

Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)

#Matthias_Grünewald

In 1528

Anthoine Hubert, French racing driver (b. 1996)

#Anthoine_Hubert

In 2019

François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)

#François-André_Danican_Philidor

In 1795

Em?ls D?rzi?š, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)

#Em?ls_D?rzi?š

In 1910

Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

#Kashiram_Rana

In 2012

Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)

#Carol_Vadnais

In 2014

Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)

#Leslie_Green

In 1908

Tom Scott, American football player (b. 1930)

#Tom_Scott_(linebacker)

In 2015

Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)

#Andranik

In 1927

Henry II of Jerusalem (b. 1271)

#Henry_II_of_Jerusalem

In 1324

Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (b. 1927)

#Carlo_Maria_Martini

In 2012

Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)

#Arthur_Phillip

In 1814

John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)

#John_Bunyan

In 1688

Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (b. 1900)

#Urho_Kekkonen

In 1986

Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)

#Nicolas-Henri_Jardin

In 1799

Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)

#Sally_Rand

In 1979

Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)

#Marina_Tsvetaeva

In 1941

Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)

#Ole_Worm

In 1654

Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)

#Norman_Kirk

In 1974

Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868)

#Henri_Bourassa

In 1952

Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)

#Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville

In 1811

Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)

#Wade_Belak

In 2011

Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint

#Aidan_of_Lindisfarne

In 651

Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)

#Diana,_Princess_of_Wales

In 1997

Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898)

#Henry_Moore

In 1986

Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)

#Andrei_Zhdanov

In 1948

Konrad von Würzburg, German poet

#Konrad_von_Würzburg

In 1287

Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (b. 1882)

#Georges_Braque

In 1963

Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)

#Wilhelm_Wundt

In 1920

?tefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1931)

#?tefan_Andrei

In 2014

David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)

#David_Frost

In 2013

Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)

#Ruth_Baldwin_(died_1937)

In 1937

Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)

In 2014

Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)

In 2013

Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (b. 1923)

In 2013

Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (b. 1934)

In 2013

Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (b. 1911)

In 2012

John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (b. 1931)

In 2012

Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)

In 2012

Max Bygraves, English actor (b. 1922)

In 2012

Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)

In 2008

Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)

In 2008

Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)

In 2007

Jean Jacques Paradis, Canadian general (b. 1928)

In 2007

Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)

In 2007

Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)

In 2006

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)

In 2006

Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944)

In 2002

Dolores Moore, American baseball player and educator (b. 1932)

In 2000

Lucille Fletcher, American screenwriter (b. 1912)

In 2000

Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)

In 1997

Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931)

In 1991

Nathaniel Clifton, American basketball player and coach (b. 1922)

In 1990

Elizabeth Coatsworth, American author and poet (b. 1893)

In 1986

Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

In 1985

Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927)

In 1984

John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)

In 1978

William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)

In 1974

Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)

In 1969

John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)

In 1968

E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890)

In 1965

Paul Demel, Czech actor (b. 1903)

In 1951

Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)

In 1912

Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)

In 1884

Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)

In 1730

Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)

In 1645

Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

In 1502

Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (b. 1395)

In 1450

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)

In 1372

Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire (b. 981)

In 1056

Han Xizai, Chinese official (b. 902)

In 970

Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i, Muslim governor

In 894

John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint

In 577

Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state

In 318

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