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January 31st
237 Notable deaths
Walter Wellman
American explorer (1858-1934).
Born November 3rd, 1858 in Mentor.
Died January 31st, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City.
Giulio Petroni
Italian director and screenwriter (1917-2010).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome.
Carl von Voit
German physiologist and nutritionist (1831-1908).
Born October 31st, 1831 in Amberg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1908 at 76 years old in Munich.
Benedykt Dybowski
Polish physician and naturalist (1833-1930).
Born April 29th, 1835 in Adamaryn. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1930 at 94 years old in Lviv.
Alexander Joseph Brunett
Catholic archbishop (1934–2020).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Detroit.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 86 years old in Seattle.
Douglas Bravo
Venezuelan politician (1932–2021).
Born March 11th, 1932 in Caburé.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 88 years old in Coro (COVID-19). [ref]
Wilhelm Pfeffer
German botanist (1845–1920).
Born March 9th, 1845 in Grebenstein.
Died January 31st, 1920 at 74 years old in Leipzig.
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Finnish designer (1914–1999).
Born September 7th, 1914 in Tampere.
Died January 31st, 1999 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch
German explorer and biologist (1839-1917).
Born August 8th, 1839 in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój.
Died January 31st, 1917 at 77 years old in Brunswick.
Peter Andreas Blix
Norwegian architect (1831–1901).
Born November 4th, 1831 in Stavern.
Died January 31st, 1901 at 69 years old in Vik Municipality.
Guðbrandur Vigfússon
Icelandic scholar (1827—1889).
Born March 13th, 1827 in Breiðafjörður.
Died January 31st, 1889 at 61 years old
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Swedish writer (1895-1972).
Born December 4th, 1895 in Vollsjö parish.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in Malmö Municipality.
Charles de Rochefort
French actor (1887–1952).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Port-Vendres. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1952 at 64 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Vaneck
French actor (1931–2010).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Lạng Sơn.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Mirza Khazar
Azerbaijani writer, journalist, publisher, radio and television host.
Born October 29th, 1947 in Goychay.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 72 years old in Munich. [ref]
Erland von Koch
Swedish composer, educator, conductor, organist and pianist (1910–2009).
Born April 26th, 1910 in Stockholm.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
René Schickele
German-french writer (1883-1940).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Obernai.
Died January 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Vence.
Erwin Strittmatter
German writer (1912-1994).
Born August 14th, 1912 in Spremberg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1994 at 81 years old in Schulzenhof. [ref]
Arben Minga
Albanian footballer (1959-2007).
Born March 16th, 1959 in Tirana.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 47 years old in Windsor (pancreatic cancer).
Henry Ernest Atkins
British chess master (1872–1955).
Born August 20th, 1872 in Leicester.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 82 years old in Huddersfield.
Juan Rubió
Spanish architect (1870-1952).
Born April 24th, 1871 in Reus.
Died January 31st, 1952 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
Nina Andrycz
Polish actress.
Born November 11th, 1912 in Brest.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 101 years old in Warsaw.
Márcio Melo
Military ruler of brazil (1906-1991).
Born May 26th, 1906 in Florianópolis.
Died January 31st, 1991 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Veriko Anjaparidze
Georgian actress (1897-1987).
Born October 6th, 1900 in Kutaisi.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 96 years old in Tbilisi.
Paul Singer
Politician (1844-1911).
Born January 16th, 1844 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 1911 at 67 years old in Berlin.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé