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 this day in history.   

1956  On January - 31 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  Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100 on January - 31.   

1969  On January - 31 alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77   

1970  On January - 31 slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28   

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

1973  On this day in history ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77   

1974  On this day in history glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61   

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

1980  On this day in history j P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies   

1987  Death of Yves Allégret, French film director (b. 1907) on this day in history.   

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

1990  On January - 31 death of rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-born imam (b. 1935)   

1992  On this day in history mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82   

1994  On January - 31 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 January - 31.   

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

2000  On January - 31 death of gil Kane, Latvian-born comic book writer (b. 1926)   

2001  Death of Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian writer (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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

2004  Death of Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history death of moira Shearer, Scottish actress (The Red Shoes) and ballerina (b. 1926)   

2007  Death of Kirka Babitzin, Finnish singer (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

2008  On this day in history death of zeltim Odie Peterson, famous pug (b. 1997)   

2017  Death of John Wetton, British musician on January - 31.   

2018  Death of Rasual Butler, American basketball player on this day in history.   

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

2018  Death of Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian cosmonaut on January - 31.   

2020  On January - 31 death of mary Higgins Clark, American novelist   

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0877  On January - 31 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 January - 31.   

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on January - 31.   

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

1573  On this day in history birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer   

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)