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January 31st
165 Notable deaths
Samuel Goldwyn
Polish-american film producer.
Born August 17th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Mary Higgins Clark
American author of suspense novels (1927–2020).
Born December 24th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2020 at 90 years old in Naples. [ref]
Robert Wall
American martial artist.
Born August 22nd, 1939 in San Jose.
Died January 31st, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John Galsworthy
English novelist and playwright.
Born August 14th, 1867 in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1933 at 65 years old in London (brain cancer). [ref]
Oskar Fischinger
German-american abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Gelnhausen. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christopher Jones
American stage, movie, and television actor (1941-2014).
Born August 18th, 1941 in Jackson.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 72 years old in Los Alamitos (cancer).
Giant Baba
Japanese professional wrestler (1938-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Sanjō. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1999 at 61 years old in Tokyo (liver failure).
Arthur Percival
British army officer in the first and second world wars.
Born December 26th, 1887 in Aspenden.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 78 years old in City of Westminster.
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress.
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Jack MacGowran
Irish actor.
Born October 13th, 1918 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1973 at 54 years old in New York City (baby). [ref]
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