18 notable people died on January 31, including Ragnar Frisch, John R. Mott, David IV of Georgia.
21st Century
2 deaths
Richard von Weizsäcker
lawyermilitary personnel
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Renaat Braem
architect
Architect (1910–2001)
20th Century
12 deaths
Ragnar Frisch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1969)
John R. Mott
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1946)
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)
Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd
anthropologistexplorer
Austro-Hungarian linguist (1842–1904)
Maro Marġaryan
poetpolitician
Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)
Evert Taube
artistcomposer
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890–1976)
Vid Morpurgo
bankerpolitician
Industrialist, businessman, publisher (1838–1911)
Paul Foelsche
botanical collectorinspector
Australian police officer, photographer and plant collector (1831–1914)
Ö. Fülöp Beck
medalistpainter
Hungarian sculptor, medalist (1873–1945)
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
1 death
Jost Bürgi
amateur mathematicianastronomer
Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician (1552-1632)
12th Century
1 death
David IV of Georgia
poetpolitician
King of Georgia (1073-1125)
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