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January 31st
183 Notable deaths
Rasual Butler
American basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1979 in Philadelphia.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (car collision). [ref]
Mary Higgins Clark
American author of suspense novels (1927–2020).
Born December 24th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2020 at 92 years old in Naples. [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]
Robert Wall
American martial artist.
Born August 22nd, 1939 in San Jose.
Died January 31st, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Giant Baba
Japanese professional wrestler (1938-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Sanjō-shi. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1999 at 61 years old in Tokyo (liver failure).
Mahendra of Nepal
King of nepal (1920-1972).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kathmandu.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (myocardial infarction).
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress (1926–2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline.
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford.
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.
Jack MacGowran
Irish actor (1918–1973).
Born October 13th, 1918 in Dublin.
Died January 31st, 1973 at 54 years old in New York City (influenza). [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]
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