People who died on July 31 77
Peter Chrysologus
d. 450 (b. 380)
Peter Chrysologus, Italian bishop and saint (b. 380)
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Feng Xingxi
d. 910
Feng Xingxi, Chinese warlord
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
d. 1098
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Étienne Marcel
d. 1358 (b. 1302)
Étienne Marcel, French rebel leader (b. 1302)
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William Courtenay
d. 1396 (b. 1342)
William Courtenay, English archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1342)
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Na'od
d. 1508
Na'od, Ethiopian emperor
Ignatius of Loyola
d. 1556 (b. 1491)
Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1491)
Roger Wilbraham
d. 1616 (b. 1553)
Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland (b. 1553)
Sibylla Schwarz
d. 1638 (b. 1621)
Sibylla Schwarz, German poet of the Baroque era (b.1621)
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Thomas Dudley
d. 1653 (b. 1576)
Thomas Dudley, English soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)
Willem Kalf
d. 1693 (b. 1619)
Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (b.1619)
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
d. 1726 (b. 1695)
Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1695)
John V of Portugal
d. 1750 (b. 1689)
John V of Portugal (b. 1689)
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
d. 1762 (b. 1711)
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla Spanish sailor and commander (b. 1711)
Denis Diderot
d. 1784 (b. 1713)
Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)
Dheeran Chinnamalai
d. 1805 (b. 1756)
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (b. 1756)
Louis Christophe François Hachette
d. 1864 (b. 1800)
Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
Andrew Johnson
d. 1875 (b. 1808)
Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
Kiến Phúc
d. 1884 (b. 1869)
Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1869)
Franz Liszt
d. 1886 (b. 1811)
Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier
d. 1891 (b. 1814)
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, Belgian stained glass painter (b. 1814)
John Milne
d. 1913 (b. 1850)
John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
Jean Jaurès
d. 1914 (b. 1859)
Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
Hedd Wyn
d. 1917 (b. 1887)
Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
Francis Ledwidge
d. 1917 (b. 1881)
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
Ion Dragoumis
d. 1920 (b. 1878)
Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)
Udham Singh
d. 1940 (b. 1899)
Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
Francis Younghusband
d. 1942 (b. 1863)
Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
Hedley Verity
d. 1943 (b. 1905)
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
d. 1944 (b. 1900)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
Robert A. Taft
d. 1953 (b. 1889)
Robert A. Taft, American lawyer and politician (d. 1953)
Onofre Marimón
d. 1954 (b. 1923)
Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)
Eino Kaila
d. 1958 (b. 1890)
Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (d. 1958)
Jim Reeves
d. 1964 (b. 1923)
Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
Bud Powell
d. 1966 (b. 1924)
Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (d. 1966)
Jack Pizzey
d. 1968 (b. 1911)
Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
Walter P. Carter
d. 1971 (b. 1923)
Walter P. Carter, American soldier and activist (b. 1923)
Paul-Henri Spaak
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1899)
Azumafuji Kin'ichi
d. 1973 (b. 1921)
Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (b. 1921)
Beatrix Lehmann
d. 1979 (b. 1903)
Beatrix Lehmann, English actress and director (b. 1903)
Pascual Jordan
d. 1980 (b. 1902)
Pascual Jordan, German physicist, author, and academic (b. 1902)
Omar Torrijos
d. 1981 (b. 1929)
Omar Torrijos, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (b. 1929)
Eugene Carson Blake
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Eugene Carson Blake, American religious leader (b. 1906)
Chiune Sugihara
d. 1986 (b. 1900)
Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
Joseph E. Levine
d. 1987 (b. 1905)
Joseph E. Levine, American film producer, founded Embassy Pictures (d. 1987)
Albert Leduc
d. 1990 (b. 1902)
Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
Leonard Cheshire
d. 1992 (b. 1917)
Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (d. 1992)
Baudouin of Belgium
d. 1993 (b. 1930)
Baudouin of Belgium (d. 1993)
William Keepers Maxwell Jr.
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)
Francisco da Costa Gomes
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (b. 1914)
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
d. 2001 (b. 1910)
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910)
Guido Crepax
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1933)
Virginia Grey
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)
Wim Duisenberg
d. 2005 (b. 1935)
Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, 1st President of the European Central Bank (b. 1935)
Bobby Robson
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
Harry Alan Towers
d. 2009 (b. 1920)
Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920)
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Mollie Hunter
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Mollie Hunter, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1922)
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Alfredo Ramos
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
Gore Vidal
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2012)
Tony Sly
d. 2012 (b. 1970)
Tony Sly, Musician, Singer-Songwriter (b. 1970)
Michael Ansara
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor (b. 1922)
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Michel Donnet
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Michel Donnet, English-Belgian general and pilot (b. 1917)
John Graves (author)
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
John Graves, American author (d. 2013)
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Trevor Storer
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Trevor Storer, English businessman, founded Pukka Pies (b. 1930)
Warren Bennis
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (b. 1925)
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Nabarun Bhattacharya
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Nabarun Bhattacharya, Indian journalist and author (b. 1948)
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Jeff Bourne
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Jeff Bourne, English footballer (b. 1948)
Wilfred Feinberg
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920)
Alan Cheuse
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (b. 1940)
Howard W. Jones
d. 2015 (b. 1910)
Howard W. Jones, American surgeon and academic (b. 1910)
Billy Pierce
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Billy Pierce, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)
Roddy Piper
d. 2015 (b. 1954)
Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor (b. 1954)
Richard Schweiker
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1926)
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
d. 2016 (b. 1955)
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 58th Yokozuna (b. 1955)
Seymour Papert
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Seymour Papert, South African mathematician (b. 1928)
Jeanne Moreau
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Jeanne Moreau, French actress (b. 1928)
Aurelia Cotta
d. ?
Aurelia Cotta, Roman mother of Gaius Julius Caesar (b. 120 BC)