People who died on January 31 87
Máedóc of Ferns
d. 632 (b. 550)
Máedóc of Ferns, Irish bishop and saint (b. 550)
Hemma
d. 876
Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen
Theodore II of Constantinople
d. 1216
Theodore II of Constantinople
Emperor Sukō
d. 1398 (b. 1334)
Emperor Sukō of Japan (d. 1398)
Mircea I of Wallachia
d. 1418 (b. 1355)
Mircea I of Wallachia (b. 1355)
Xuande Emperor
d. 1435 (b. 1399)
Xuande Emperor of China (b. 1398)
Bairam Khan
d. 1561 (b. 1501)
Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (b. 1501)
Menno Simons
d. 1561 (b. 1496)
Menno Simons, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1496)
Henry, King of Portugal
d. 1580 (b. 1512)
Henry, King of Portugal (b. 1512)
Guy Fawkes
d. 1606 (b. 1570)
Guy Fawkes, English soldier, planned the Gunpowder Plot (d. 1606)
Ambrose Rookwood
d. 1606 (b. 1578)
Ambrose Rookwood, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (b. 1578)
Thomas Wintour
d. 1606 (b. 1571)
Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (b. 1571)
Claudio Acquaviva
d. 1615 (b. 1543)
Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1615)
Jost Bürgi
d. 1632 (b. 1552)
Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)
Johannes Clauberg
d. 1665 (b. 1622)
Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
Jean Mairet
d. 1686 (b. 1604)
Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (d. 1686)
Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford
d. 1720 (b. 1654)
Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1654)
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Jacob Roggeveen
d. 1729 (b. 1659)
Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
Filippo Juvarra
d. 1736 (b. 1678)
Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect and set designer, designed the Basilica of Superga (b. 1678)
Thomas Lewis (Virginia)
d. 1790 (b. 1718)
Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (d. 1790)
Mariot Arbuthnot
d. 1794 (b. 1711)
Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1711)
Manuel Alberti
d. 1811 (b. 1763)
Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)
José Félix Ribas
d. 1815 (b. 1775)
José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (b. 1775)
Alexander Ypsilantis
d. 1828 (b. 1792)
Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
John Cheyne (physician)
d. 1836 (b. 1777)
John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author (d. 1836)
Henri Gatien Bertrand
d. 1844 (b. 1773)
Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
11th Dalai Lama
d. 1856 (b. 1838)
11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
Cilibi Moise
d. 1870 (b. 1812)
Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
John Bosco
d. 1888 (b. 1815)
John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)
Charles Spurgeon
d. 1892 (b. 1834)
Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (d. 1892)
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
d. 1900 (b. 1844)
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
Timothy Eaton
d. 1907 (b. 1834)
Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
d. 1923 (b. 1869)
Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
John Galsworthy
d. 1933 (b. 1867)
John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1933)
Henry Larkin
d. 1942 (b. 1860)
Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
Jean Giraudoux
d. 1944 (b. 1882)
Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
Edwin Howard Armstrong
d. 1954 (b. 1890)
Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
Vivian Woodward
d. 1954 (b. 1879)
Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier (d. 1954)
John Mott
d. 1955 (b. 1865)
John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
A. A. Milne
d. 1956 (b. 1882)
A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)
Karl Selter
d. 1958 (b. 1898)
Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898)
Krishna Singh (politician)
d. 1961 (b. 1887)
Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
Arthur Percival
d. 1966 (b. 1887)
Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887)
Eddie Tolan
d. 1967 (b. 1908)
Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (d. 1967)
Meher Baba
d. 1969 (b. 1894)
Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)
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Viktor Zhirmunsky
d. 1971 (b. 1891)
Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)
Ragnar Frisch
d. 1973 (b. 1895)
Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
Samuel Goldwyn
d. 1974 (b. 1882)
Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (b. 1882)
Evert Taube
d. 1976 (b. 1890)
Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (b. 1890)
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Reginald Baker (film producer)
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Reginald Baker, English film producer (d. 1985)
Tatsuzō Ishikawa
d. 1985 (b. 1905)
Tatsuzō Ishikawa, Japanese author (b. 1905)
Yves Allégret
d. 1987 (b. 1907)
Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
William Stephenson
d. 1989 (b. 1897)
William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (b. 1896)
Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus
d. 1990 (b. 1901)
Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (d. 1990)
Rashad Khalifa
d. 1990 (b. 1935)
Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-American biochemist and academic (b. 1935)
George Abbott
d. 1995 (b. 1887)
George Abbott, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
John Joseph Scanlan
d. 1997 (b. 1930)
John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-American bishop (b. 1930)
Giant Baba
d. 1999 (b. 1938)
Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938)
Norm Zauchin
d. 1999 (b. 1929)
Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
Gil Kane
d. 2000 (b. 1926)
Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
Gordon R. Dickson
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)
Gabby Gabreski
d. 2002 (b. 1919)
Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919)
Eleanor Holm
d. 2004 (b. 1913)
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (b. 1913)
Moira Shearer
d. 2006 (b. 1926)
Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)
Molly Ivins
d. 2007 (b. 1944)
Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
Adelaide Tambo
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and politician (b. 1929)
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Bartolomeu Anania
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (b. 1921)
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Mark Ryan (guitarist)
d. 2011 (b. 1959)
Mark Ryan, English guitarist and playwright (b. 1959)
Mani Ram Bagri
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Mani Ram Bagri, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1920)
Anthony Bevilacqua
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Anthony Bevilacqua, American cardinal (b. 1923)
Tristram Potter Coffin
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Tristram Potter Coffin, American author, scholar, and academic (b. 1922)
Dorothea Tanning
d. 2012 (b. 1910)
Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)
Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1923)
Hassan Habibi
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Hassan Habibi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 1st Vice President of Iran (b. 1937)
Francis M. Fesmire
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (b. 1959)
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Anna Gordy Gaye
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (b. 1922)
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (b. 1924)
Miklós Jancsó
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Joseph Willcox Jenkins
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Joseph Willcox Jenkins, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2014)
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Christopher Jones (actor)
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Christopher Jones, American actor (b. 1941)
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Vic Howe
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Vic Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
Udo Lattek
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
Lizabeth Scott
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Lizabeth Scott, American actress (d. 2015)
Richard von Weizsäcker
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Richard von Weizsäcker, German soldier and politician, 6th President of Germany (d. 2015)
Gil Carmichael
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Gil Carmichael, American businessman and politician (b. 1927)
Terry Wogan
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host (d. 2016)
Rob Stewart (filmmaker)
d. 2017 (b. 1979)
Rob Stewart, Canadian filmmaker (b. 1979)