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February 1st
207 Notable deaths
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.
Born February 17th, 1937 in Wuppertal.
Died February 1st, 2026 at 88 years old in Neuss. [ref]
Barys Kit
American scientist.
Born April 6th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 1st, 2018 at 107 years old in Frankfurt am Main (pneumonia). [ref]
Wolfgang Fischer
German general (1888-1943).
Born December 11th, 1888 in Siedlisko.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 54 years old in Mareth Line.
Foy Draper
Athletics competitor (1911–1943).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Georgetown.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 31 years old in Kasserine.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy