January 31st
237 Notable deaths
Ann Gillis
American actress (1927–).
Born February 12th, 1927 in Little Rock.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 90 years old in Horam. [ref]
Eleanor Holm
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1913–2004).
Born December 6th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2004 at 90 years old in Miami (kidney failure).
Lee Bergere
American actor (1918-2007).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 82 years old in New Hampshire. [ref]
Gordon R. Dickson
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1923-2001).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died January 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in Richfield.
William Gopallawa
Sri lankan president (1897-1981).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Matale.
Died January 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
Bulgarian and parmese royal.
Born January 17th, 1870 in Rome.
Died January 31st, 1899 at 29 years old in Sofia (pneumonia).
Evert Taube
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890–1976).
Born March 12th, 1890 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish.
Died January 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Maria Magdalena parish.
Miklós Jancsó
Hungarian film director and screenwriter (1921–2014).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Vác.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Poul Henningsen
Danish architect and author (1894-1967).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Ordrup.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 72 years old in Hillerød.
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca (1865–1955).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Livingston Manor.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
Jean Giraudoux
French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944).
Born October 29th, 1882 in Bellac.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 61 years old in Paris.
Sybil Bauer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1903-1927).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died January 31st, 1927 at 23 years old in Chicago (cancer).
George Stibitz
American bell labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904–1995).
Born April 20th, 1904 in York.
Died January 31st, 1995 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Dalip Kaur Tiwana
Indian writer.
Born May 4th, 1935 in Ludhiana.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 84 years old in Punjab (lung disease).
Adelaide Tambo
South african politician (1929-2007).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Vereeniging.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 77 years old in Johannesburg.
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian (1923–2016).
Born October 11th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Yves Allégret
French film director (1905–1987).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Jouars-Pontchartrain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
French painter and sculptor (1815-1891).
Born February 21st, 1815 in Lyon. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1891 at 75 years old in Paris.
Paul Dresser
American musician (1858–1906).
Born April 21st, 1859 in Terre Haute, Paul Dresser Birthplace.
Died January 31st, 1906 at 46 years old in New York City.
Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies
Queen consort of the two sicilies (1812-1836) and blessed.
Born November 14th, 1812 in Cagliari.
Died January 31st, 1836 at 23 years old in Naples (puerperal disorders).
George Washington Cable
American novelist (1844–1925).
Born October 12th, 1844 in New Orleans.
Died January 31st, 1925 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.
James Spriggs Payne
President of liberia (1819-1882)q.
Born December 19th, 1819 in Richmond.
Died January 31st, 1882 at 62 years old in Monrovia.
Georgios Kondylis
Greek politician and general (1879-1936).
Born August 26th, 1879 in Prousos. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1936 at 56 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Bellon
French businessman (1930–2022).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2022 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mikhail Mil
Soviet helicopter designer (1909-1970).
Born November 22nd, 1909 in Irkutsk.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 60 years old in Moscow.
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé