February 1st
257 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.
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle.
Alexander Serov
Russian composer (1820–1871).
Born January 23rd, 1820 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 1st, 1871 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
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 (1889–1981).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.
Bodil Kjer
Danish actress (1917–2003).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Odense.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Gustav Knuth
Actor (1901-1987).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Brunswick.
Died February 1st, 1987 at 85 years old in Küsnacht (stroke).
Nils Blommér
Swedish painter (1816–1853).
Born June 12th, 1816 in Öved church parish.
Died February 1st, 1853 at 36 years old in Rome.
Merryl Wyn Davies
Welsh muslim scholar.
Born June 23rd, 1948 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died February 1st, 2021 at 72 years old
Henri Dupuy de Lôme
French naval architect (1816-1885).
Born October 15th, 1816 in Ploemeur.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 68 years old
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]
Salomon Jadassohn
German composer (1831–1902).
Born August 13th, 1831 in Wrocław.
Died February 1st, 1902 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Ernst Badian
Austrian historian of antiquity (1925–2011).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Vienna.
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 (liver disease).
Jean Hamburger
French physician (1909–1992).
Born July 15th, 1909 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 1st, 1992 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Ryszard Szurkowski
Polish road bicycle racer (1946-2021).
Born January 12th, 1946 in Świebodów. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2021 at 75 years old in Radom. [ref]
Edgar Pangborn
American writer (1909–1976).
Born February 25th, 1909 in New York City.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 66 years old in Ulster County (cardioplegia).
Carey Wilson
American screenwriter, voice actor and film producer (1889-1962).
Born May 19th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 72 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Yvonne de Bray
French actress (1887–1954).
Born May 12th, 1887 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 66 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
British inventor (1850-1885).
Born April 16th, 1850 in London.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 34 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Wyndham Standing
British actor (1880-1963).
Born August 23rd, 1880 in London.
Died February 1st, 1963 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Peretz Smolenskin
Jewish writer and publicist (1842-1885).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Monastyrshchina.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 42 years old in Merano.
Angelo Rotta
Apostolic nuncio (1872–1965).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Milan.
Died February 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in Vatican City.
Ernst Pepping
German composer (1901–1981).
Born September 12th, 1901 in Duisburg.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Spandau.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 257
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire