Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014)

Jean Béliveau

Joseph Arthur Jean Béliveau was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau is widely regarded as one of the ten greatest NHL players of all time. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Béliveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953.

Born

1931

August 31

Died

2014

Era

1930s

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2014 Died

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1056 After a sudden gastric illness, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1218 Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
1314 King Haakon V moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.
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The world in 1931

When Jean arrived

april 14 The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.
april 17 After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
august 24 Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
august 5 Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.

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Altiero Spinelli 1907– Italian theorist and politician (died 1986) Caligula 12–41 Roman emperor (died 41) Clive Lloyd 1944– Guyanese cricketer Dee Bradley Baker 1962– American voice actor Henry Joy McCracken 1767– Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (died 1798) Hideo Nomo 1968– Japanese baseball player Husein Gradaščević 1802–1834 Ottoman general (born 1802) Isabella de' Medici 1542–1576 Italian princess (died 1576) Maria Montessori 1870–1952 Italian physician and educator (died 1952)

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Albert DeSalvo 1931– American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2025) Allen Klein 1931–2009 American businessman and music publisher (died 2009) Bernard Francis Law 1931– Mexican-American cardinal (died 2017) Bob Johnson 1931–1991 American ice hockey player and coach (died 1991) Buddy Ryan 1931–2016 American football coach (died 2016) Cardiss Collins 1931–2013 American politician (born 1931) Cecil Parkinson 1931–2016 English politician (born 1931) Chalmers Johnson 1931–2010 American scholar and author (died 2010)

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