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January 31st
237 Notable deaths
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist (1935-2026).
Born February 6th, 1935 in Fiesole.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Karl Selter
Estonian politician (1898–1958).
Born June 24th, 1898 in Kapu Rural Municipality.
Died January 31st, 1958 at 59 years old in Geneva.
Eunice Sanborn
American supercentenarian (1896–2011).
Born July 20th, 1896 in Lake Charles.
Died January 31st, 2011 at 114 years old in Cherokee County.
César Zabala
Paraguayan footballer (1961-2020).
Died January 31st, 2020 at 58 years old in Luque (bladder cancer). [ref]
Gundi Busch
German figure skater (1935–2014).
Born April 29th, 1935 in Milan.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Franklin Sumner Earle
American mycologist (1856-1929).
Born September 4th, 1856 in Dwight.
Died January 31st, 1929 at 72 years old in Cuba.
John Marshall
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 29th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 26 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Marguerite Audoux
French writer (1863-1937).
Born July 7th, 1863 in Sancoins.
Died January 31st, 1937 at 73 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Marthe Donas
Belgian painter (1885-1967).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 81 years old in Quiévrain. [ref]
Greta Arwidsson
Sweden's first female professor of archeology.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1998 at 91 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Spanish general (1881-1946).
Born May 28th, 1881 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 64 years old in Madrid.
Kadriye Nurmambet
Crimean tatar, folk singer, folklorist.
Born August 21st, 1933 in Dobruja.
Died January 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Georg-Henning Graf von Bassewitz-Behr
Higher ss and police leader, ss-gruppenführer.
Born March 21st, 1900 in Lützow.
Died January 31st, 1949 at 48 years old in Magadan.
Gregorio Blasco
Spanish footballer (1909-1983).
Born June 10th, 1909 in Mundaka.
Died January 31st, 1983 at 73 years old in Mexico City.
Lino Aldani
Italian science fiction writer (1926–2009).
Born March 29th, 1926 in San Cipriano Po.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Pavia (lung cancer). [ref]
Ivan Pregelj
Writer (1883–1960).
Born October 27th, 1883 in Most na Soči.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 76 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Galina Alekseyeva
Soviet diver.
Born November 27th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died January 31st, 2024 at 77 years old
Emil Väre
Olympic wrestler (1885–1974).
Born September 28th, 1885 in Kärkölä.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Kärkölä.
Verner Järvinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1870–1941).
Born March 4th, 1870 in Ruovesi.
Died January 31st, 1941 at 70 years old in Tampere.
Nathaniel Carl Goodwin
American actor (1857-1919).
Born July 25th, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 31st, 1919 at 61 years old in New York City.
Alasgar Alakbarov
Azerbaijani actor (1910-1963).
Born March 26th, 1910 in Baku.
Died January 31st, 1963 at 52 years old in Baku (liver failure).
Predrag Vranicki
Croatian philosopher (1922–2002).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Benkovac.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Pietro Boetto
Catholic cardinal (1871–1946).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Vigone.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 74 years old in Genoa.
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian alpine skier (1967–2026).
Born May 9th, 1967 in Škofja Loka.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 58 years old in Škofja Loka. [ref]
Pedro Benítez
Paraguayan footballer (1901-1974).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Luque.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 73 years old in Luque.
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