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January 31st
186 Notable deaths
Lino Aldani
Italian science fiction writer.
Born March 29th, 1926 in San Cipriano Po. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Pavia (lung cancer). [ref]
Ivan Pregelj
Writer (1883–1960).
Born October 27th, 1883 in Most na Soči.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 76 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Galina Alekseyeva
Soviet diver.
Born November 27th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died January 31st, 2024 at 77 years old
Emil Väre
Olympic wrestler (1885–1974).
Born September 28th, 1885 in Kärkölä.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Kärkölä.
Verner Järvinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1870–1941).
Born March 4th, 1870 in Ruovesi.
Died January 31st, 1941 at 70 years old in Tampere.
Nathaniel Carl Goodwin
American actor (1857-1919).
Born July 25th, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 31st, 1919 at 61 years old in New York City.
Alasgar Alakbarov
Actor (1910-1963).
Born March 26th, 1910 in Baku.
Died January 31st, 1963 at 52 years old in Baku (liver failure).
Predrag Vranicki
Croatian philosopher (1922–2002).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Benkovac.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Pietro Boetto
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 19th, 1871 in Vigone.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 74 years old in Genoa.
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian alpine skier (1967–2026).
Born May 9th, 1967 in Škofja Loka.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 58 years old in Škofja Loka. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 186
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé