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With Milan, he won three European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A trophies, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, two European Super Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups.
Notable Deaths on July 31
2026 — Franco Baresi
Italian footballer (born 1960)
July 31 has 93 recorded notable deaths across history, from 54 BC to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
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54 BC – 2026
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Major events on July 31
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- 1874 Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University. Source
- 1991 The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles. Source
- 1790 The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. Source
- 1667 The treaty of Breda ends the second Anglo-Dutch War and grants England in possession of New Amsterdam. Source
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Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.
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Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in British India, on 13 March 1940.
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Mohammed Rafi is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.
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was an American politician and lawyer who represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1939 until his death in 1953.
More major people who died on July 31
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1875
Andrew Johnson
American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (born 1808)
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1940
Udham Singh
Indian activist (born 1899)
Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in British India, on 13 March 1940.
1980
Mohammed Rafi
Indian playback singer (born 1924)
Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.
1953
Robert A. Taft
American soldier and politician (born 1889)
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1939 until his death in 1953.
1914
Jean Jaurès
French journalist and politician (born 1859)
Auguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès, commonly referred to as Jean Jaurès, was a French socialist leader.
2015
Billy Pierce
American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1927)
Walter William Pierce was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball between 1945 and 1964 who played most of his career for the Chicago White Sox.
1693
Willem Kalf
Dutch still life painter (born 1619)
Willem Kalf was one of the most prominent Dutch still-life painters of the 17th century, the Dutch Golden Age.
1951
Cho Ki-chon
North Korean poet (born 1913)
Cho Ki-chon was a Soviet-born North Korean poet. He is regarded as a national poet and "founding father of North Korean poetry" whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical epic poetry in the socialist realist…
1891
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier
Belgian stained glass painter (born 1814)
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier was a Belgian stained glass painter. Born in Brussels in 1814, he had much to do with the modern revival of glass-painting, and first made his reputation by his study of the old methods of…
1616
Roger Wilbraham
Solicitor-General for Ireland (born 1553)
Sir Roger Wilbraham was a prominent English lawyer who served as Solicitor-General for Ireland, under Elizabeth I and was judged one of her few really competent Law Officers.
2015
Alan Cheuse
American writer and critic (born 1940)
Alan Stuart Cheuse was an American writer, editor, professor of literature, and radio commentator.
1971
Walter P. Carter
American soldier and activist (born 1923)
Walter Percival Carter was an activist and central figure in Baltimore, Maryland during the Civil Rights Movement. He earned that designation by organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland.
2015
Howard W. Jones
American surgeon and academic (born 1910)
Howard Wilbur Jones, Jr. was an American gynecological surgeon and in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist.
2003
Guido Crepax
Italian author and illustrator (born 1933)
Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s.
1981
Omar Torrijos
Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (born 1929)
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera was a Panamanian military officer, politician, and revolutionary who was the military leader of Panama, as well as the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard from 1968 to his death in…
2022
Fidel V. Ramos
12th President of the Philippines (born 1928)
Fidel Valdez Ramos, popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
1986
Chiune Sugihara
Japanese diplomat (born 1900)
Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania.
1964
Jim Reeves
American singer-songwriter (born 1923)
James Travis Reeves was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
2023
Angus Cloud
American actor (born 1998)
Conor Angus Cloud Hickey was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Fezco O'Neill in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–2022), and had roles in the films North Hollywood (2021), The Line (2023), Abigail…