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Who died on 31 August?

Celebrities who died on 31 August

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Oldest

98 years, 3 months, 21 days

Youngest

22 years, 11 months, 18 days

Born first

27 January 1891

Died first

31 August 1967

Born last

22 September 1996

Died last

31 August 2022

First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales

First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales

1997
13th President of India Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee

13th President of India

2020
American film director John Ford

John Ford

American film director

1973
American singer  Jimi Jamison

Jimi Jamison

American singer

2014
American heavyweight boxer Rocky Marciano

Rocky Marciano

American heavyweight boxer

1969
American baseball player Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

American baseball player

2020
French racing driver Anthoine Hubert

Anthoine Hubert

French racing driver

2019
English journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and daytime TV game show host David Frost

David Frost

English journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and daytime TV game show host

2013
economic historian Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein

economic historian

2019
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor

2002
British actress Carole Shelley

Carole Shelley

British actress

2018
Head and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic Aleksandr Zakharchenko

Aleksandr Zakharchenko

Head and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic

2018
British actor Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

British actor

2008
American actress  Susan Brown

Susan Brown

American actress

2018
Actress, singer Gloria Jean

Gloria Jean

Actress, singer

2018
US female tennis player Julie Ditty

Julie Ditty

US female tennis player

2021
Russian-Soviet writer and poet Ilya Ehrenburg

Ilya Ehrenburg

Russian-Soviet writer and poet

1967
Italian actress Anna Amendola

Anna Amendola

Italian actress

2019
film director from India Bapu

Bapu

film director from India

2014
Egyptian film producer and partner of Princess Diana Dodi Fayed

Dodi Fayed

Egyptian film producer and partner of Princess Diana

1997
Greek-American actor Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Greek-American actor

2021
American judge Hans A. Linde

Hans A. Linde

American judge

2020
American baseball player and coach Lee Thomas

Lee Thomas

American baseball player and coach

2022
Canadian video game developer Alec Holowka

Alec Holowka

Canadian video game developer

2019
Film, television actor Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Film, television actor

2017
Former South African rugby union footballer. Keith Oxlee

Keith Oxlee

Former South African rugby union footballer.

1998
burlesque dancer and actress Sally Rand

Sally Rand

burlesque dancer and actress

1979
German who had affair with Fidel Castro Marita Lorenz

Marita Lorenz

German who had affair with Fidel Castro

2019
soviet diplomat  Oleg Khlestov

Oleg Khlestov

soviet diplomat

2021
Aircraft engineer, company founder  James D. Raisbeck

James D. Raisbeck

Aircraft engineer, company founder

2021
Irish actor Mick Lally

Mick Lally

Irish actor

2010
Italian population geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Italian population geneticist

2018
American politician Bill Larkin

Bill Larkin

American politician

2019
British actor David Farrar

David Farrar

British actor

1995
British musician Bobbie Clarke

Bobbie Clarke

British musician

2014
President of Rhodesia John Wrathall

John Wrathall

President of Rhodesia

1978
American physicist  Sydney Meshkov

Sydney Meshkov

American physicist

2020
Turkish actor  Ferhan Şensoy

Ferhan Şensoy

Turkish actor

2021
Australian ballet dancer Tamara Tchinarova

Tamara Tchinarova

Australian ballet dancer

2017
German politician Elmar Pieroth

Elmar Pieroth

German politician

2018
Scottish actor Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Scottish actor

2005
American cinematographer Lee Garmes

Lee Garmes

American cinematographer

1978
Iranian journalist and caricaturist Massoud Mehrabi

Massoud Mehrabi

Iranian journalist and caricaturist

2020
American actor Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

American actor

1968
Italian footballer  Francesco Morini

Francesco Morini

Italian footballer

2021
American economist George S. Tolley

George S. Tolley

American economist

2021
Jordanian diplomat Albert Jamil Butros

Albert Jamil Butros

Jordanian diplomat

2021
Canadian actress Patricia Owens

Patricia Owens

Canadian actress

2000
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