February 1st
213 Notable deaths
Kiki Kogelnik
Austrian artist (1935-1997).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Graz. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1997 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Émile Henriot
French chemist (1885-1961.
Born July 2nd, 1885 in Besançon. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
Guatemalan president (1930-2016).
Born December 8th, 1930 in Guatemala City.
Died February 1st, 2016 at 85 years old in Guatemala City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hans Kalm
Finnish soldier.
Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.
Bodil Kjer
Danish actress.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Odense. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Gustav Knuth
Actor (1901-1987).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1987 at 85 years old in Küsnacht (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Steingrímur Hermannsson
Prime minister of iceland (1928-2010).
Born June 22nd, 1928 in Reykjavík.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 81 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Ernst Badian
Austrian classical scholar (1925–2011).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2011 at 85 years old in Boston. [ref]
Dick Rathmann
Racecar driver.
Born January 6th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died February 1st, 2000 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
Siegfried Breuer
Austrian actor (1906-1954).
Born June 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Weende.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon