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January 31st
184 Notable deaths
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).
Richard von Weizsäcker
President of germany from 1984 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1920 in New Palace. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2015 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Grant Green
American jazz guitarist and composer.
Born June 6th, 1935 in St. Louis.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 43 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster (1897–1989).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in North Point Douglas.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 92 years old in Bermuda.
Kenji Gotō
Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.
Born September 22nd, 1967 in Sendai.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 47 years old in Syria (decapitation).
Rashad Khalifa
Egyptian-american biochemist (1935-1990).
Born November 19th, 1935 in Kafr az Zayyāt.
Died January 31st, 1990 at 54 years old in Tucson (stab wound).
Gabby Gabreski
American flying ace (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Oil City.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 83 years old in Huntington.
Dorothea Tanning
American painter.
Born August 25th, 1910 in Galesburg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Anne Cox Chambers
American diplomat (1919-2020).
Born December 1st, 1919 in Dayton.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 100 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
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