1931
Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese medical doctor and bacteriologist (born 1851)
Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese medical doctor and bacteriologist (born 1851)
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1931
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865)
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865)
1931
Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1847)
Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1847)
1931
Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1880)
Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1880)
1931
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865)
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865)
1931
Armand Fallières, French politician, 9th President of France (born 1841)
Armand Fallières, French politician, 9th President of France (born 1841)
1930
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861)
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1861)
1930
Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (born 1878)
Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (born 1878)
1930
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (born 1878)
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (born 1878)
1930
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1856)
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1856)
1930
Robert Means Thompson, American soldier, businessman, and philanthropist (born 1849)
Robert Means Thompson, American soldier, businessman, and philanthropist (born 1849)
1930
Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (born 1875)
Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (born 1875)
1930
Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1866)
Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1866)
1930
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1856)
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1856)
1930
Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1844)
Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1844)
1930
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (born 1878)
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (born 1878)
1930
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (born 1857)
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (born 1857)
1930
Samuel van Houten, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (born 1837)
Samuel van Houten, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (born 1837)
1930
Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (born 1866)
Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (born 1866)
1929
Arthur Scherbius, German electrical engineer, invented the Enigma machine (born 1878)
Arthur Scherbius, German electrical engineer, invented the Enigma machine (born 1878)