February 1st
213 Notable deaths
Romolo Valli
Italian actor (1925-1980).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Reggio Emilia.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 54 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Eugène Christophe
French racing cyclist (1885–1970).
Born January 22nd, 1885 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1970 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Severino Di Giovanni
Italian anarchist, executed in argentina.
Born March 16th, 1901 in Chieti.
Died February 1st, 1931 at 29 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Aldo Ciccolini
French musician.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Naples. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Leonid Serebryakov
Russian politician (1888-1937).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Samara.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Auguste Herbin
Painter (1882-1960).
Born April 29th, 1882 in Quiévy. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1960 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Alessandro Blasetti
Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born July 3rd, 1900 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1987 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vasily Petrov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–2014).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Chernolesskoye.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rita Süssmuth
German politician (1937–2026).
Born February 17th, 1937 in Germany, Wuppertal.
Died February 1st, 2026 at 88 years old in Neuss. [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson