Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1931

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1931. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 2 Kinue Hitomi
• Aug. 2 Giovanni Monti
• Aug. 6 Bix Beiderbecke

  Legendary jazz musician and cornetist who was a pioneering figure in early 20th-century American jazz.

• Aug. 15 Aldo Canepa
• Aug. 16 Giuseppe Donati
• Aug. 16 Bessie McCoy
• Aug. 17 Vincenzo Librandi
• Aug. 17 Antonio Salvetti
• Aug. 17 A'Lelia Walker
• Aug. 19 Aristides Agramonte
• Aug. 20 Lulu White
• Aug. 22 Jacques Noël Sané
• Aug. 22 César Thomson
• Aug. 23 John C. B. Firth
• Aug. 25 Dorothea Fairbridge

  South african author and co-founder of guild of loyal women (b. 1862).

• Aug. 26 Heinrich Grünfeld
• Aug. 26 Osachi Hamaguchi
• Aug. 27 Willem Hubert Nolens

  Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860).

• Aug. 27 Frank Harris

  Irish-american journalist and author (b. 1856).

• Aug. 27 Francis Marion Smith

  American miner and businessman (b. 1846).

• Aug. 28 Francis Bellamy
• Aug. 28 Antonio Fedrigoni
• Aug. 28 Ludwig Goiginger
• Aug. 29 David T. Abercrombie

  American businessman, co-founded abercrombie & fitch (b. 1867).

• Aug. 31 Ibrahim Bek
• Aug. 31 Hall Caine
• Aug. 31 Charles Valadier