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January 31st
172 Notable deaths
István Sárközi
Hungarian footballer (1947–1992).
Born October 21st, 1947 in Jászberény.
Died January 31st, 1992 at 44 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Charles Meyer
Danish cyclist (1868-1931).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Flensburg.
Died January 31st, 1931 at 62 years old in Dieppe.
Pedro Benítez
Paraguayan footballer (1901-1974).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Luque.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 73 years old in Luque.
Viktor Eisymont
Soviet film director (1904-1964).
Born December 20th, 1904 in Hrodna.
Died January 31st, 1964 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Charles Geerts
Belgian footballer (1930-2015).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 84 years old
Gumercindo Gómez
Bolivian footballer (1907-1980).
Born January 21st, 1907 in Bolivia.
Died January 31st, 1980 at 73 years old in Bolivia.
Jiří Havlis
Czech rower (1932–2010).
Born November 16th, 1932 in Majdalena. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2010 at 77 years old in Třeboň. [ref]
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Polish actor (1923-1997).
Born April 26th, 1923 in Sucha Beskidzka.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Fernando Goncalves Namora
Writer and medical doctor.
Born April 15th, 1919 in Condeixa-a-Nova. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1989 at 69 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Pieter Van den Bosch
Belgian footballer (1927-2009).
Born October 31st, 1927 in Boom.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 81 years old
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