July 31 - Deaths

Deaths

• 54 BC – Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar (b. 120 BC)
• 450 – Peter Chrysologus, Italian Bishop of Ravenna (b. 380)
• 855 – Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Arab scholar and theologian (b. 780)
• 1358 – Etienne Marcel, French peasant revolutionary leader during the Jacquerie
• 1396 – William Courtenay, English Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)
• 1508 – Na'od, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1494)
• 1556 – Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1491)
• 1653 – Thomas Dudley, English-American politician, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)
• 1726 – Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)
• 1750 – John V of Portugal (b. 1689)
• 1762 – Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla Spanish sailor and commander (b. 1711)
• 1784 – Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer (b. 1713)
• 1805 – Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian Freedom Fighter (b. 1756)
• 1864 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
• 1875 – Andrew Johnson, American politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
• 1884 – Kien Phuc, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1869)
• 1886 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer (b. 1811)
• 1914 – Jean Jaurès, French politician (d. 1859)
• 1917 – Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 – Hedd Wyn, Welsh poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat and writer (b. 1878)
• 1940 – Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
• 1943 – Hedley Verity, English cricketer (b. 1905)
• 1944 – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and writer (b. 1900)
• 1953 – Robert Taft, American politician (b. 1889)
• 1953 – Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (b. 1884)
• 1954 – Onofre Marimón, Argentine race car driver (b. 1923)
• 1963 – Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet, English soldier and politician (b. 1880)
• 1964 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
• 1966 – Bud Powell, American pianist (b. 1924)
• 1970 – Walter Briggs, Jr., American businessman (b. 1912)
• 1972 – Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician, Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1899)
• 1973 – Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (b. 1921)
• 1980 – Pascual Jordan, German physicist (b. 1902)
• 1980 – Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (b. 1924)
• 1981 – Omar Torrijos, Panamanian general (b. 1929)
• 1985 – Eugene Carson Blake, American religious leader, President of the National Council of Churches (b. 1906)
• 1986 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
• 1986 – Teddy Wilson, American pianist (b. 1912)
• 1987 – Joseph E. Levine, American film producer (b, 1905)
• 1988 – Trinidad Silva, American actor (b. 1950)
• 1990 – Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1993 – Baudouin of Belgium (b. 1930)
• 2001 – Poul Anderson, American author (b. 1926)
• 2001 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese military officer and politician, 16th President of Portugal (b. 1914)
• 2001 – Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910)
• 2003 – Guido Crepax, Italian illustrator and writer (b. 1933)
• 2004 – Laura Betti, Italian actress (b. 1927)
• 2004 – Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2005 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch banker (b. 1935)
• 2006 – Paul Eells, American sportscaster (b. 1935)
• 2009 – Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
• 2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English producer and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Bill Doss, American singer-songwriter (The Olivia Tremor Control and The Sunshine Fix) (b. 1971)
• 2012 – Abdi Jeylani Malaq Marshale, Somali journalist and comedian (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Lucio Quarantotto, Italian songwriter and composer (b. 1957)
• 2012 – Eduardo Quesada, Argentine singer (Los Fronterizos) (b. 1942)
• 2012 – Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (No Use for a Name) (b. 1970)
• 2012 – Gore Vidal, American author, actor, and activist (b. 1925)