January 31st
186 Notable deaths
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist (1935-2026).
Born February 6th, 1935 in Fiesole.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
César Zabala
Paraguayan footballer (1961-2020).
Died January 31st, 2020 at 58 years old in Luque (bladder cancer). [ref]
Gundi Busch
German figure skater (1935–2014).
Born April 29th, 1935 in Milan.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Franklin Sumner Earle
American mycologist (1856-1929).
Born September 4th, 1856 in Dwight.
Died January 31st, 1929 at 72 years old in Cuba.
John Marshall
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 29th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 26 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Marguerite Audoux
French writer (1863-1937).
Born July 7th, 1863 in Sancoins. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1937 at 73 years old in Saint-Raphaël. [ref]
Marthe Donas
Belgian painter (1885-1967).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 81 years old in Quiévrain. [ref]
Greta Arwidsson
Sweden's first female professor of archeology.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1998 at 91 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Kadriye Nurmambet
Crimean tatar, folk singer, folklorist.
Born August 21st, 1933 in Dobrich.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Gregorio Blasco
Spanish footballer (1909-1983).
Born June 10th, 1909 in Mundaka.
Died January 31st, 1983 at 73 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 186
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman