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January 31st
171 Notable deaths
Jafar Salmasi
Iranian weightlifter (1918-2000).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Baghdad.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 81 years old in Tehran.
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]
Andrej Hryc
Slovak actor and entrepreneur (1949-2021).
Born November 30th, 1949 in Bratislava.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 71 years old in Bratislava (acute leukemia). [ref]
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.
Henrik Nordbrandt
Danish writer (1945–2023).
Born March 21st, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 77 years old [ref]
Martin Held
Actor (1908-1992).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 1992 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Dannie Heineman
Belgian-american engineer and businessman.
Born November 23rd, 1872 in Charlotte.
Died January 31st, 1962 at 89 years old in New York City, Greenwich.
Kálmán Ihász
Hungarian footballer (1941–2019).
Born December 6th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died January 31st, 2019 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Dirk Brouwer
Dutch-american astronomer.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 63 years old in New Haven.
Norman Uprichard
Northern irish footballer (1928-2011).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Northern Ireland.
Died January 31st, 2011 at 82 years old in Brighton.
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