February 1st
257 Notable deaths
Elaine de Kooning
American painter (1918-1989).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 70 years old in Southampton (lung cancer). [ref]
Johan Huizinga
Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945).
Born December 7th, 1872 in Groningen.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 72 years old in De Steeg.
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
Portuguese crown prince (1887-1908).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Belém Palace.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 20 years old in Lisbon (gunshot wound).
Olan Soule
Actor (1909–1994).
Born February 28th, 1909 in La Harpe.
Died February 1st, 1994 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician (1917–2003).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Havana.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Miami (stroke).
Ah Toy
American madam.
Born May 18th, 1829 in Qing dynasty. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1928 at 98 years old in San Jose.
David Brown
American film and theatre producer, and writer (1916-2010).
Born July 28th, 1916 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 93 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Frank Worsley
New zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1872 in Akaroa.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 70 years old in Claygate (lung cancer).
Étienne Tshisekedi
Democratic republic of congo prime minister (1932-2017).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Kananga.
Died February 1st, 2017 at 84 years old in Brussels (pulmonary embolism).
Udo Lattek
German football player and coach (1935–2015).
Born January 16th, 1935 in Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died February 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Cologne (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Raoul Hausmann
Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971).
Born July 12th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 84 years old in Limoges.
Abdi İpekçi
Turkish journalist (1929–1979).
Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.
Irish McCalla
American film and television actress (1928-2002).
Born December 25th, 1928 in Pawnee City.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 73 years old in Tucson (stroke, brain cancer).
Alva Myrdal
Swedish sociologist and politician (1902-1986).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1986 at 84 years old in Danderyd.
William Sterndale Bennett
British musician (1816-75).
Born April 13th, 1816 in Sheffield.
Died February 1st, 1875 at 58 years old in Greater London.
Raghunath Murmu
Inventor of ol chiki script, writer and linguist (1905–1982).
Born May 5th, 1905 in Dandbose. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1982 at 76 years old
Justin Mentell
American actor, speed skater and musician (1982-2010).
Born December 16th, 1982 in Austin.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 27 years old in Mineral Point (traffic collision). [ref]
Edmond Hamilton
American science fiction writer (1904–1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Sala Burton
American politician (1925-1987).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Białystok.
Died February 1st, 1987 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (colorectal cancer).
Vladimir Purishkevich
Russian politician (1870-1920).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).
Herbert Stothart
American composer (1885-1949).
Born September 11th, 1885 in Milwaukee.
Died February 1st, 1949 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Isa Munayev
Chechen military commander (1965-2015).
Born December 20th, 1966 in Alkhan-Kala, Yandi, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District.
Died February 1st, 2015 at 48 years old in Debaltseve.
Ally MacLeod
Scottish footballer and manager (1931-2004).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Glasgow.
Died February 1st, 2004 at 72 years old in Glasgow (Alzheimer's disease).
Hans Richter
German artist (1888–1976).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio.
Farabundo Martí
Salvadoran revolutionary (1893-1932).
Born May 5th, 1893 in Teotepeque.
Died February 1st, 1932 at 38 years old in San Salvador (gunshot wound).
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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