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January 31st
237 Notable deaths
F. K. Otto Dibelius
German bishop and politician (1880–1967).
Born May 15th, 1880 in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Leonid Kadeniuk
Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951-2018).
Born January 28th, 1951 in Klishkivtsi.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 67 years old in Kyiv (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Mikhail Mikeshin
Russian sculptor (1835–1896).
Born February 21st, 1835.
Died January 31st, 1896 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies
Anglo-irish army officer and civil servant (1866-1944).
Born December 5th, 1866 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 77 years old in Ascot.
Semyon Nadson
Russian poet (1862–1887).
Born December 26th, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1887 at 24 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Carlos Ferrero
Peruvian lawyer and politician (1941–2025).
Born February 7th, 1941 in Lima. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2025 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Jafar Salmasi
Iranian weightlifter (1918-2000).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Baghdad.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 81 years old in Tehran.
Henrik Nordbrandt
Danish writer (1945–2023).
Born March 21st, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 77 years old [ref]
Soejima Taneomi
Japanese diplomat (1828-1905).
Born October 17th, 1828 in Saga.
Died January 31st, 1905 at 76 years old in Tokyo.
Werenfried van Straaten
Dutch priest and activist (1913-2003).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Mijdrecht.
Died January 31st, 2003 at 90 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Gilda Langer
Austrian actress (1896-1920).
Born May 16th, 1896 in Přívoz.
Died January 31st, 1920 at 23 years old in Berlin (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Pierre de Nolhac
French philologist, art historian and poet (1859-1936).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Ambert.
Died January 31st, 1936 at 76 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Russian literary historian, linguist (1891-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1971 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Léon Houa
Road bicycle racer (1867–1918).
Born November 8th, 1867 in Liège.
Died January 31st, 1918 at 50 years old in Bressoux.
Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem
Turkish author (1847–1914).
Born March 1st, 1847 in Istanbul.
Died January 31st, 1914 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Felix Endrich
Bobsledder (1921-1953).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Basel.
Died January 31st, 1953 at 31 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer.
Born May 23rd, 1955 in Kuwait City.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 70 years old [ref]
Martin Held
Actor (1908-1992).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 1992 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Dannie Heineman
Belgian-american engineer and businessman.
Born November 23rd, 1872 in Charlotte.
Died January 31st, 1962 at 89 years old in New York City, Greenwich.
Andrej Hryc
Slovak actor and entrepreneur (1949-2021).
Born November 30th, 1949 in Bratislava.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 71 years old in Bratislava (acute leukemia). [ref]
Pavel Roman
Czechoslovak figure skater (1943–1972).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1972 at 29 years old in Tennessee (traffic collision). [ref]
Harry Blanchard
Racecar driver.
Born June 13th, 1929 in Burlington.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 30 years old in Buenos Aires.
Dirk Brouwer
Dutch-american astronomer.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 63 years old in New Haven.
Kálmán Ihász
Hungarian footballer (1941–2019).
Born December 6th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died January 31st, 2019 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Norman Uprichard
Northern irish footballer (1928-2011).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Northern Ireland.
Died January 31st, 2011 at 82 years old in Brighton.
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