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Who died on 31 July?

Celebrities who died on 31 July

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Oldest

99 years, 1 month, 5 days

Youngest

24 years, 4 months, 24 days

Born first

24 October 1874

Died first

31 July 1915

Born last

27 January 1980

Died last

31 July 2023

American basketball player and coach  Bill Russell

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach

2022
Islamic terrorist and al-Qaeda leader  Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Islamic terrorist and al-Qaeda leader

2022
professional wrestler; actor Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

professional wrestler; actor

2015
American writer Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

American writer

2012
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998 Fidel Ramos

Fidel Ramos

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998

2022
American baseball player Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

American baseball player

2015
French actress, singer, screenwriter and director Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

French actress, singer, screenwriter and director

2017
American theatre producer and director Harold Prince

Harold Prince

American theatre producer and director

2019
English film producer and director  Alan Parker

Alan Parker

English film producer and director

2020
American actress Sara Shane

Sara Shane

American actress

2022
Malaysian politician Abdul Khalid Ibrahim

Abdul Khalid Ibrahim

Malaysian politician

2022
Syrian-born American stage, screen, and voice actor Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Syrian-born American stage, screen, and voice actor

2013
Swedish actress  Inga Landgré

Inga Landgré

Swedish actress

2023
American writer, producer and director Tom Mankiewicz

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director

2010
Welsh rugby union player Billy Geen

Billy Geen

Welsh rugby union player

1915
American actress  Dora Mills Adams

Dora Mills Adams

American actress

1943
German actress Petra Peters

Petra Peters

German actress

2004
Venezuelan presenter and actress Josemith Bermúdez

Josemith Bermúdez

Venezuelan presenter and actress

2021
Slovene actress Vika Gril

Vika Gril

Slovene actress

2023
American politician Gary Knopp

Gary Knopp

American politician

2020
Cuban historian  Eusebio Leal

Eusebio Leal

Cuban historian

2020
British politician Alex Fergusson

Alex Fergusson

British politician

2018
New Zealand botanist, conservationist and rugby union footballer  Brian Peter John Molloy

Brian Peter John Molloy

New Zealand botanist, conservationist and rugby union footballer

2022
American actress Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

American actress

2004
American singer, songwriter and guitarist Tony Sly

Tony Sly

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

2012
Film producer and distributor Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Film producer and distributor

1987
Indian civil servant R. D. Pradhan

R. D. Pradhan

Indian civil servant

2020
last chairman of the KGB Vadim Bakatin

Vadim Bakatin

last chairman of the KGB

2022
American baseball player and coach Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley

American baseball player and coach

1972
American writer Jon Manchip White

Jon Manchip White

American writer

2013
British actor John Steiner

John Steiner

British actor

2022
American musical actor and game show host Bobby Van

Bobby Van

American musical actor and game show host

1980
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer Khosrow Sinai

Khosrow Sinai

Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer

2020
Italian screenwriter  Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Italian screenwriter

2010
American politician Joseph A. Doorley, Jr.

Joseph A. Doorley, Jr.

American politician

2022
Italian actress Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Italian actress

2004
English novelist and playwright Margaret Kennedy

Margaret Kennedy

English novelist and playwright

1967
American pianist Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

American pianist

1986
American actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

American actor

2015
Canadian actor James Rennie

James Rennie

Canadian actor

1965
German cartoonist Martin Perscheid

Martin Perscheid

German cartoonist

2021
South Korean writer Yi Chong-jun

Yi Chong-jun

South Korean writer

2008
German actor Werner Finck

Werner Finck

German actor

1978
Polish musician  Jerzy Matuszkiewicz

Jerzy Matuszkiewicz

Polish musician

2021
Brazilian lawyer and politician Hélio Bicudo

Hélio Bicudo

Brazilian lawyer and politician

2018
basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer Joan Mari Torrealdai

Joan Mari Torrealdai

basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer

2020
French racing driver Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier

French racing driver

2019
Indian writer and poet Nabarun Bhattacharya

Nabarun Bhattacharya

Indian writer and poet

2014