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February 1st
257 Notable deaths
Nikola Mikhov
Regent of bulgaria (1891-1945).
Born December 11th, 1891 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 53 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
John D'Alton
Irish cardinal of the roman catholic church and archbishop of armagh (1882–1963).
Born October 11th, 1882 in Claremorris.
Died February 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Toshiko Yuasa
Japanese physicist (1909-1980).
Born December 11th, 1909 in Ueno.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Rouen (cancer).
Ida Rhodes
Mathematician.
Born May 15th, 1900 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 1st, 1986 at 85 years old in Rockville.
Otto Julius Bierbaum
German writer and poet (1865–1910).
Born June 28th, 1865 in Zielona Góra. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1910 at 44 years old in Radebeul. [ref]
Ladislav Kuna
Slovak footballer (1947-2012).
Born April 3rd, 1947 in Hlohovec.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 64 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Vladimir Yengibaryan
Armenian boxer (1932–2013).
Born April 24th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Franco Mannino
Italian composer (1924-2005).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Palermo.
Died February 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Rome.
Michel-Dimitri Calvocoressi
Music critic, translator, advocate for russian music (1877-1944).
Born October 2nd, 1877 in Marseille.
Died February 1st, 1944 at 66 years old in London.
Hans Bethge
German writer and poet (1876–1946).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.
Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.
Cliff Bourland
American sprinter (1921–2018).
Born January 1st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Ilie Bărbulescu
Romanian footballer (1957-2020).
Born June 24th, 1957 in Pitești.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 62 years old in Pitești (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shanu Lahiri
Indian painter (1928-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Kolkata.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Edvard Hambro
Norwegian politician (1911–1977).
Born August 22nd, 1911 in Christiania.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Benny Brown
Track and field athlete, 400 metres runner, quarter miler (1953-1996).
Born September 27th, 1953 in San Francisco.
Died February 1st, 1996 at 42 years old in Ontario (traffic collision).
Paolo Graziosi
Italian actor (1940–2022).
Born January 25th, 1940 in Rimini.
Died February 1st, 2022 at 82 years old in Vicenza (COVID-19).
Lars-Erik Berenett
Swedish actor (1942–2017).
Born December 23rd, 1942 in Skellefteå.
Died February 1st, 2017 at 74 years old in Vindö (spinal cord neoplasm).
Azzeddine Laraki
Moroccan prime minister (1929-2010).
Died February 1st, 2010 at 80 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Leonard Pietraszak
Polish actor (1936–2023).
Born November 6th, 1936 in Bydgoszcz.
Died February 1st, 2023 at 86 years old in Warsaw.
Peter Gabrovski
Bulgarian politician (1898-1945).
Born July 9th, 1898 in Razgrad.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 46 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Heiner Carow
German film director (1929–1997).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Rostock.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Vsevolod Zaderatsky
Composer (1891-1953).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Rivne.
Died February 1st, 1953 at 61 years old in Lviv.
Karl Gruber
Austrian politician (1909-1995).
Born May 3rd, 1909 in Innsbruck.
Died February 1st, 1995 at 85 years old in Innsbruck.
Ursula Karusseit
German actress (1939-2019).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Elbląg.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 79 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
Erwin Vierow
German general (1890–1982).
Born May 15th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 1982 at 91 years old in Tecklenburg.
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