26 notable people died on January 31, including John R. Mott, Ragnar Frisch, David IV of Georgia.
21st Century
3 deaths
Richard von Weizsäcker
lawyermilitary personnel
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Renaat Braem
architect
Architect (1910–2001)
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Jerzy Jedlicki
historianopinion journalist
Polish historian
20th Century
18 deaths
John R. Mott
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1946)
Ragnar Frisch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1969)
Robert D. Leigh
political scientistuniversity president
American educator (1890–1961)
Mahendra I of Nepal
monarchpolitician
King of Nepal (1920-1972)
James Crichton-Browne
neurologistneuroscientist
British psychiatrist (1840–1938)
Peter Andreas Blix
architectengineer
Norwegian architect (1831–1901)
Evert Taube
artistcomposer
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890–1976)
Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd
anthropologistexplorer
Austro-Hungarian linguist (1842–1904)
Vid Morpurgo
bankerpolitician
Industrialist, businessman, publisher (1838–1911)
Maro Marġaryan
poetpolitician
Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)
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Lilian Lindsay
dentisthistorian
British dentist (1871-1960), first qualified woman dentist in the UK
Paul Foelsche
botanical collectorinspector
Australian police officer, photographer and plant collector (1831–1914)
Ö. Fülöp Beck
medalistpainter
Hungarian sculptor, medalist (1873–1945)
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Noel Purcell
rugby union match officialrugby union player
British and Irish water polo player
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Kurts Fridrihsons
artistpainter
Latvian artist (1911-1991)
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Maurice MacGonigal
art educatorpainter
Irish painter (1900-1979)
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Master Abdullah
composermusician
Pakistani film composer (1930 - 1994)
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Roque Centurión Miranda
actorassociation football player
Paraguayan actor, director and association football player
19th Century
1 death
William Buckley
bricklayersoldier
English convict who was transported to Australia and then escaped
18th Century
1 death
Thormodus Torfæus
historianwriter
Icelandic historian
17th Century
2 deaths
Jost Bürgi
amateur mathematicianastronomer
Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician (1552-1632)
Johannes Clauberg
philosophertheologian
German philosopher (1622-1665)
12th Century
1 death
David IV of Georgia
poetpolitician
King of Georgia (1073-1125)
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