Famous Deaths on 31 Jul

Famous Deaths on 31 Jul

1396 - William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)
1508 - Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)
1556 - Ignatius Loyola, Spanish priest and founder of the Jesuits
1653 - Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)
1726 - Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)
1750 - King John V of Portugal (b. 1689)
1784 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and encylopedist (b. 1713)
1864 - Louis Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
1875 - Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
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)
1943 - Hedley Verity, English Test cricketer (b. 1905)
1944 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French pilot and writer (b. 1900)
1953 - Robert Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio and Presidential candidate (b. 1889)
1954 - Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)
1964 - Jim Reeves, American singer (b. 1923)
1966 - Bud Powell, American jazz pianist (b. 1924)
1970 - Walter Briggs, Jr., American sports executive (b. 1912)
1972 - Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1899)
1980 - Pascual Jordan, German physicist (b. 1902)
1980 - Mohd. Rafi, Indian playback singer (b. 1924)
1986 - Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
1986 - Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist (b. 1912)
1988 - Trinidad Silva, American actor (b. 1950)
1990 - Albert Leduc, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
1993 - King Baudouin I of Belgium (b. 1930)
1996 - Seagram Miller, American rapper (b. 1970)
2001 - Poul Anderson, American author (b. 1926)
2001 - Francisco da Costa Gomes, 16th President of Portugal (b. 1914)
2001 - Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910)
2003 - Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist (b. 1933)
2004 - Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)
2004 - Laura Betti, Italian actress (b. 1927)
2005 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch banker (b. 1935)
2006 - Paul Eells, American sportscaster (b. 1935)
855 - Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)