Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 31

1954  On this day in history death of edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63   

1955  On this day in history john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89   

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

1960  Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1966  Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 31 chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100   

1969  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1974  Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941) on this day in history.   

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

1987  On January - 31 death of yves Allégret, French film director (b. 1907)   

1989  On this day in history 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  Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81 on January - 31.   

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

1996  On this day in history gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65   

1997  On January - 31 eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84   

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 this day in history.   

2001  On January - 31 death of gordon R. Dickson, Canadian writer (b. 1923)   

2002  On January - 31 death of francis Gabreski, American fighter pilot (b. 1919)   

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

2006  On January - 31 death of moira Shearer, Scottish actress (The Red Shoes) and ballerina (b. 1926)   

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

2008  On January - 31 death of zeltim Odie Peterson, famous pug (b. 1997)   

2017  On this day in history death of john Wetton, British musician   

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

2018  On this day in history death of ann Gillis, American actress   

2018  Death of Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian cosmonaut on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history death of mary Higgins Clark, American novelist   

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

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on this day in history.   

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on this day in history.   

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on January - 31.   

1550  On January - 31 birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)   

1573  On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

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

1597  On January - 31 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)