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January 31st
237 Notable deaths
Eddie Tolan
Athletics competitor (1908–1967).
Born September 29th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 58 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Hans Loritz
Ss officer (1895-1946).
Born December 21st, 1895 in Augsburg.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 50 years old in Neumünster (hanging to death).
Glenn Morris
American track and field athlete (1912–1974).
Born June 18th, 1912 in Simla.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 61 years old in Palo Alto.
Kirka
Finnish singer (1950–2007).
Born September 22nd, 1950 in Helsinki.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 56 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Michel Murr
Lebanese politician (1932-2021).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Bteghrine.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 88 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (gunshot wound).
Pablo Larios
Mexican association football player (1960–2019).
Born July 31st, 1960 in Zacatepec Municipality.
Died January 31st, 2019 at 58 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Anthony Bevilacqua
American cardinal (1923–2012).
Born June 17th, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2012 at 88 years old in Montgomery County. [ref]
Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski
Union united states army general (1824-1887).
Born July 8th, 1824 in Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Died January 31st, 1887 at 62 years old in New York City.
Yasushi Akutagawa
Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989).
Born July 12th, 1925 in Takinogawa-ku.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 63 years old in Chūō (lung cancer).
Miroslav Tuđman
Scientist and politician from croatia.
Born May 25th, 1946 in Belgrade.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 74 years old in Zagreb (COVID-19).
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Polish artist and assassin of gabriel narutowicz (1869-1923).
Born December 1st, 1869 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1923 at 53 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Ulrich Wille
Swiss general (1848-1925).
Born April 5th, 1848 in Hamburg.
Died January 31st, 1925 at 76 years old in Meilen.
Kage Baker
American writer.
Born June 10th, 1952 in Hollywood.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 57 years old in San Luis Obispo County (uterine cancer). [ref]
Anna Timiryova
Russian painter and poet (1893-1975).
Born July 18th, 1893 in Kislovodsk.
Died January 31st, 1975 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ebenezer R. Hoar
American lawyer, judge, and politician (1816-1895).
Born February 21st, 1816 in Concord.
Died January 31st, 1895 at 78 years old in Concord.
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Prime minister of somalia (1924-2014).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Galkayo.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 89 years old in Minneapolis (pneumonia).
Lowell Gilmore
American actor (1906-1960).
Born December 20th, 1906 in Saint Paul.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Hassan Habibi
Iranian politician.
Born January 29th, 1937 in Tehran.
Died January 31st, 2013 at 76 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Matvei Zakharov
Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
Born August 17th, 1898.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Charles Kaman
American businessman, engineer and inventor (1919–2011).
Born June 15th, 1919 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 31st, 2011 at 91 years old in Bloomfield (disease).
Philip Jessup
American diplomat, scholar, and jurist (1897–1986).
Born January 5th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1986 at 89 years old in New York City.
Luigi Pasinetti
Italian economist (1930–2023).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Zanica.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 92 years old in Milan.
Árpád Weisz
Hungarian association football player and manager.
Born April 16th, 1896 in Solt.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz.
Thomas W. Hardwick
American politician (1872-1944).
Born December 9th, 1872 in Thomasville.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 71 years old in Sandersville.
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