Famous Deaths In January - 31

1954  Death of Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63 on this day in history.  

1955  John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 on January - 31.  

1956  On this day in history death of a. A. Milne, English author (b. 1882)  

1960  On January - 31 lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53  

1966  On this day in history elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90  

1967  On this day in history chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100  

1969  On this day in history alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77  

1970  Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on January - 31.  

1972  Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1973  Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77 on January - 31.  

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1974  Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 on January - 31.  

1976  Death of Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941) on January - 31.  

1980  J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies on January - 31.  

1987  Death of Yves Allégret, French film director (b. 1907) on January - 31.  

1989  On January - 31 jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80  

1990  Death of Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-born imam (b. 1935) on this day in history.  

1992  Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81  

1995  George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105 on January - 31.  

1996  Gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1997  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1999  Death of Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929) on this day in history.  

2000  Death of Gil Kane, Latvian-born comic book writer (b. 1926) on January - 31.  

2001  Death of Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian writer (b. 1923) on January - 31.  

2002  Death of Francis Gabreski, American fighter pilot (b. 1919) on this day in history.  

2004  On January - 31 death of eleanor Holm, American swimmer (b. 1913)  

2006  Death of Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (The Red Shoes) and ballerina (b. 1926) on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history death of kirka Babitzin, Finnish singer (b. 1950)  

2008  Death of Zeltim Odie Peterson, famous pug (b. 1997) on January - 31.  

2017  Death of John Wetton, British musician on this day in history.  

2018  Death of Rasual Butler, American basketball player on January - 31.  

2018  On January - 31 death of ann Gillis, American actress  

2018  On this day in history death of leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian cosmonaut  

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0877  On this day in history birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)  

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.  

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on January - 31.  

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on January - 31.  

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.