Famous Deaths on January 31, Who Died on January 31
Here is a list who died on January 31. Famous deaths for the 31st of January. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on January 31. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1030 | William V, duke of Aquitaine (b. 969) |
| 1216 | Theodore II, patriarch of Constantinople |
| 1398 | Sukō, emperor of Japan (b. 1334) |
| 1418 | Mircea I, prince of Wallachia (b. 1355) |
| 1435 | Xuande, emperor of China (b. 1398) |
| 1561 | Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (b. 1501) |
| 1580 | Henry, king of Portugal (b. 1512) |
| 1606 | Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1570) |
| 1615 | Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1543) |
| 1632 | Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) |
| 1665 | Johannes Clauberg, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1622) |
| 1686 | Jean Mairet, French playwright (b. 1604) |
| 1720 | Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1654) |
| 1729 | Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659) |
| 1736 | Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect and set designer, designed the Basilica of Superga (b. 1678) |
| 1790 | Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718) |
| 1794 | Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1711) |
| 1811 | Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (b. 1763) |
| 1815 | José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (b. 1775) |
| 1828 | Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792) |
| 1836 | John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777) |
| 1844 | Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) |
| 1856 | 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838) |
| 1870 | Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812) |
| 1888 | John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815) |
| 1892 | Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834) |
| 1900 | John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844) |
| 1911 | Paul Singer, German politician (b. 1844) |
| 1923 | Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869) |
| 1933 | John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867) |
| 1942 | Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860) |
| 1944 | Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882) |
| 1954 | Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890) |
| 1955 | John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) |
| 1956 | A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882) |
| 1958 | Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898) |
| 1960 | Auguste Herbin, French painter (b. 1882) |
| 1961 | Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887) |
| 1966 | Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887) |
| 1967 | Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (b. 1908) |
| 1969 | Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894) |
| 1971 | Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891) |
| 1973 | Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) |
| 1974 | Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (b. 1882) |
| 1976 | Ernesto Miranda, American criminal (b. 1941) |
| 1985 | Reginald Baker, English-Australian film producer (b. 1896) |
| 1987 | Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
| 1989 | William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (b. 1896) |
| 1990 | Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist and academic (b. 1901) |
| 1995 | George Abbott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1887) |
| 1997 | John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-American bishop (b. 1930) |
| 1999 | Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938) |
| 2000 | Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (b. 1926) |
| 2001 | Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923) |
| 2002 | Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919) |
| 2004 | Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926) |
| 2007 | Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (b. 1944) |
| 2008 | František Čapek, Czechoslovakian canoeist (b. 1914) |
| 2011 | Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (b. 1921) |
| 2012 | Mani Ram Bagri, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1920) |
| 2013 | Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (b. 1959) |
| 2015 | Vic Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) |
| 2016 | Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (b. 1938) |
| 2017 | Rob Stewart, Canadian filmmaker (b. 1979) |
| 2018 | Rasual Butler, American professional basketball player (b. 1979) |
| 632 | Máedóc of Ferns, Irish bishop and saint (b. 550) |
| 876 | Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen |
| 985 | Ryōgen, Japanese monk and abbot (b. 912) |
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