January 31st
166 Notable deaths
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).
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).
Kenji Gotō
Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.
Born October 23rd, 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 (CDP), New York.
Anne Cox Chambers
American diplomat (1919-2020).
Born December 1st, 1919 in Dayton.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 100 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Abraham J. Twerski
American rabbi and psychiatrist.
Born October 6th, 1930 in Milwaukee.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 90 years old in Laniado Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Gil Kane
Latvian-born american comic book artist.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Aventura (lymphoma). [ref]
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]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 166
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé