28 notable people died on July 31, including Richard Kuhn, Bridget of Sweden, Louis Necker.
21st Century
4 deaths
Roland Svensson
illustratorpainter
Swedish artist-writer (1910-2003)
Sulaiman Layeq
poetpolitician
Afghan politician (1930-2020)
Jalal Sattari
writer
Iranian writer
VS
Vladimir Demidovich Sakhnenko
ceramicistpainter
Painter and ceramist
20th Century
11 deaths
Richard Kuhn
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1938)
Manuel Savio
military engineermilitary personnel
Argentine general
Regina Kapeller-Adler
academicbiochemist
Austrian-British biochemist and pharmacologist (1900-1991)
Eino Kaila
philosopherpsychologist
Finnish philosopher and psychologist (1890-1958)
Dora Melegari
literary criticwriter
Swiss writer (1849-1924)
Hans Forssell
historianpolitician
Swedish historian and political writer (1843-1901)
Mária Mocsáry
geographertravel writer
Hungarian geographer (1845–1917)
Bracha Habas
journalistliterary editor
Israeli writer (1900–1968)
Quirino Majorana
physicist
Italian physicist (1871-1957)
AR
Alphonse Roersch
historianphilologist
1870-1951: Faculteit: Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Discipline: Geschiedenis en Archeologie Eerste aanstelling: 1895
Morteza Neydavoud
composer
Iranian musician
19th Century
6 deaths
Louis Necker
bankerdiplomat
Genevan mathematician, physicist, professor, banker (1730–1804)
Cosmo Innes
antiquarianhistorian
British academic
Catharine Sedgwick
children's writernovelist
American writer 1789-1867
Jesse Olney
geographerpolitician
American geographer
HR
Henry Ruttan
inventor
Canadian politician
Carlos de Montúfar
military personnelpolitician
Spanish nobleman
18th Century
2 deaths
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Russian mathematician (1695-1726)
Basílio da Gama
poetwriter
Brazilian poet (1741-1795)
17th Century
2 deaths
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
monarch
French noble
Sibylla Schwarz
poetwriter
German poet
16th Century
2 deaths
Petrus Albinus
archivisthistorian
German historian, writer (1543-1598)
Antonio de Mendoza
diplomatexplorer
Spanish colonial administrator
14th Century
1 death
Bridget of Sweden
memoiristmystic
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)
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