July 31 - Deaths

Deaths

• 855 – Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)
• 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 (b. 1491)
• 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)
• 1920 – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat, writer and revolutionary (b. 1878)
• 1940 – Udham Singh, Indian Extremist Freedom Fighter(b. 1899)
• 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)
• 1963 – Sir Robert Chapman, British soldier and politician (b. 1880)
• 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)
• 1973 – Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (the 40^th Yokozuna) and professional wrestler (b. 1921)
• 1980 – Pascual Jordan, German physicist (b. 1902)
• 1980 – Mohd. Rafi, Indian playback singer (b. 1924)
• 1981 – General Omar Torrijos of Panama (b. 1929).
• 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, 16^th 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)
• 2009 – Sir Bobby Robson, English professional football player and manager (b. 1933)
• 2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English film producer and screenwriter (b. 1920)