February 1st
213 Notable deaths
Pavel Shternberg
Russian astronomer.
Born April 2nd, 1865 in Oryol.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Erik Persson
Swedish bandy player, soccer player and ice hockey player (1909-1989).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Sankt Matteus. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 79 years old in Johannes parish.
Lambert Redd
American long jumper (1908-1986).
Born February 18th, 1910 in Grafton.
Died February 1st, 1986 at 75 years old in Quincy.
Győző Veres
Hungarian weightlifter (1936-2011).
Born June 13th, 1936 in Berekböszörmény.
Died February 1st, 2011 at 74 years old in Melbourne.
Mimi Sodré
Brazilian footballer (1892-1982).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Belém.
Died February 1st, 1982 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Róbert Antal
Hungarian water polo player (1921-1995).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1995 at 73 years old in Toronto.
Edit Perényi-Weckinger
Hungarian gymnast (1923-2019).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Kispest.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 95 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Walter Abbott
England footballer (1877-1941).
Born December 7th, 1877 in Birmingham, Small Heath.
Died February 1st, 1941 at 63 years old in Birmingham.
Sigi Renz
Cyclist.
Born August 2nd, 1938 in Munich.
Died February 1st, 2025 at 86 years old in Regensburg. [ref]
Aleksandra Beļcova
Latvian artist (1892–1981).
Born March 17th, 1892 in Surazh. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Riga. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel