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January 31st
186 Notable deaths
Leonid Kadeniuk
Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951-2018).
Born January 28th, 1951 in Klishkivtsi.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 67 years old in Kyiv (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies
Anglo-irish army officer and civil servant (1866-1944).
Born December 5th, 1866 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 77 years old in Ascot.
Semyon Nadson
Russian poet (1862–1887).
Born December 26th, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1887 at 24 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Carlos Ferrero
Peruvian lawyer and politician (1941–2025).
Born February 7th, 1941 in Lima. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2025 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Jafar Salmasi
Iranian weightlifter (1918-2000).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Baghdad.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 81 years old in Tehran.
Henrik Nordbrandt
Danish writer (1945–2023).
Born March 21st, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 77 years old [ref]
Werenfried van Straaten
Dutch priest and activist (1913-2003).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Mijdrecht.
Died January 31st, 2003 at 90 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Pierre de Nolhac
French philologist, art historian and poet (1859-1936).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Ambert.
Died January 31st, 1936 at 76 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Russian literary historian, linguist (1891-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1971 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Léon Houa
Road bicycle racer (1867–1918).
Born November 8th, 1867 in Liège.
Died January 31st, 1918 at 50 years old in Bressoux.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 186
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