15 notable people died on January 31, including John R. Mott, Ragnar Frisch, David IV of Georgia.
21st Century
1 death
Richard von Weizsäcker
lawyermilitary personnel
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
20th Century
10 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)
Peter Andreas Blix
architectengineer
Norwegian architect (1831–1901)
James Crichton-Browne
neurologistneuroscientist
British psychiatrist (1840–1938)
Maro Marġaryan
poetpolitician
Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)
Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd
anthropologistexplorer
Austro-Hungarian linguist (1842–1904)
Vid Morpurgo
bankerpolitician
Industrialist, businessman, publisher (1838–1911)
Paul Foelsche
botanical collectorinspector
Australian police officer, photographer and plant collector (1831–1914)
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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