January 31st
166 Notable deaths
Jean Giraudoux
French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Born October 29th, 1882 in Bellac. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1944 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca.
Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
Miklós Jancsó
Hungarian film director and screenwriter (1921-2014).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Vác. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Poul Henningsen
Danish architect.
Born September 9th, 1894 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 72 years old in Hillerød. [ref]
Dalip Kaur Tiwana
Indian writer.
Born May 4th, 1935 in Ludhiana.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 84 years old in Punjab (lung disease).
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (ballistic trauma).
George Stibitz
Bell labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer.
Born April 20th, 1904 in York.
Died January 31st, 1995 at 90 years old in York.
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian.
Born October 11th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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).
Michel Murr
Lebanese politician (1932-2021).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Bteghrine.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 88 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan