Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1931

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 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

Dec. 2 Vincent d'Indy
French composer and educator (b. 1851).
Dec. 5 Vachel Lindsay
American poet (b. 1879).
Dec. 12 Franz Mauve
Dec. 13 Gustave Le Bon
French social psychologist, sociologist and anthropologist.
Dec. 19 Raffaello Sorbi
Dec. 20 Gustaf Kossinna
Dec. 21 Alessandro Portis
Dec. 21 Arnaldo Mussolini
Dec. 23 Wilson Bentley
American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865).
Dec. 23 Tyrone Power Sr
Dec. 24 Flying Hawk
American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854).
Dec. 24 Carlo Fornasini
Micropalaeontologist (b. 1854).
Dec. 24 Marie Luise Gothein
Dec. 24 Enrichetta del Liechtenstein
Dec. 24 Domenico Guerello
Dec. 26 Melvil Dewey
American librarian and educator, created the dewey decimal classification (b. 1851).
Dec. 26 Loyola O'Connor
Dec. 26 Vittorio Bolaffio
Dec. 27 Francesco Maria Mirabella
Dec. 27 Alfred Perceval Graves
Dec. 27 José Figueroa Alcorta
Dec. 27 Walter Courvoisier
Dec. 28 Curt von François
Dec. 29 Bruno Katterbach
Dec. 29 Émile Jourdan
Dec. 29 John Joyce
Dec. 30 Hamengkubuwono VII