Calane da Silva
Mozambican writer and journalistDied on Monday February 1st 2021
Deaths on January 31
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 31 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 31, 2026.
Joe Vandever Sr.
Navajo Marine Code TalkerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
María Teresa La Porte
Spanish academic (University of Navarra) and expert in Information ScienceDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Mauro Varela
Spanish bankerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Erneido Oliva
Cuban-American military officerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Alexander Joseph Brunett
American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Miloslav Penner
Czech footballer (SK Dynamo České Budějovice)Died on Friday January 31st 2020
Staša Fleischmannová
Czech photographerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Miguel Arroyo
Mexican road racing cyclistDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Jake MacDonald
Canadian authorDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Helma Holthausen-Krüll
German painterDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Guy Delcourt
French politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Simon Liliedahl
Swedish politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Christoph Meckel
German author and graphic designerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Frank Froehling
American tennis playerDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Janez Stanovnik
Slovene economist and politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Anne Cox Chambers
American media proprietor and diplomatDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Dalip Kaur Tiwana
Indian authorDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Jos Bernard
Luxembourgian gymnastDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Uma Sambanthan
Malaysian political activistDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Khaled Bichara
Egyptian business executiveDied on Friday January 31st 2020
David Leach
Australian vice admiral who was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1982 to 1985Died on Friday January 31st 2020
Rob Ronayne
New Zealand lawyer and juristDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Sir Michael Cummins
British parliamentary officialDied on Friday January 31st 2020
Théo Klein
French lawyer (Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France)Died on Friday January 31st 2020
Jon Anderson
American radio talk show host (KGUM (AM)>Died on Thursday January 31st 2019
Brian Butternick
62 or 63Died on Thursday January 31st 2019
Herta Fischer
Austrian-born Swedish politicianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Jerry Nicodemus
American Hall of Fame jockeyDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Hamish Tennant
Scottish comedianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Sanford Sylvan
American baritoneDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Kálmán Ihász
Hungarian footballer (VasasDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Andy Hebenton
Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers)Died on Thursday January 31st 2019
Pablo Larios
Mexican footballer (Cruz AzulDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Jacqueline Steiner
American folk singer-songwriter and social activistDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Jean-Marc Fontaine
French mathematicianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Ingvald Godal
Norwegian politicianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Steve Madaio
American trumpeterDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Antonio Mercader
Spanish-born Uruguayan journalistDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Pierre Nanterme
French business executive (Accenture)Died on Thursday January 31st 2019
Stewart Adams
British chemistDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Harold Bradley
American Country Music Hall of Fame musicianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Georges Sarre
French politicianDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Wendy Ashmore
American archaeologist and anthropologistDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Robert Mitchell Jennings
American convicted murdererDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Jean-Pierre Boccardo
French sprinterDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Otto Schubiger
Swiss ice hockey playerDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Saphira Indah
Indonesian actressDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
Peter Mikkelsen
Danish football refereeDied on Thursday January 31st 2019
James C. Browne
American computer scientistDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Anatoly Reznikov
Soviet animated film director (Leopold the Cat)Died on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Olavi Mäenpää
Finnish politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Raymond Nimmer
American legal scholarDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Leah LaBelle
American R&B SingerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Rasual Butler
American NBA Basketball PlayerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Sir Douglas Lowe
British air chief marshalDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Oscar Gamble
American baseball player (New York YankeesDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Hannah Hauxwell
English farmer and daleswomanDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Vic Keeble
English footballer (ColchesterDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Leonid Kadeniuk
Ukrainian cosmonautDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Eddie Shaw
American blues saxophonistDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Haim Gouri
Israeli poetDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Azeglio Vicini
Italian football player (Sampdoria) and manager (UdineseDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Terry Van Ginderen
Belgian children's TV host (Kom Toch Eens Kijken)Died on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Pat Booth
New Zealand investigative journalistDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Cyrus Yavneh
American producer (24Died on Wednesday January 31st 2018
William Rayford
American convicted murdererDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Jerry Butler
American pornographic film actorDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Hwang Byungki
South Korean gayageum playerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Patricia V. Low
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2018
Fred Parslow
Australian stage and television actor Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Tony LaBarbara
American boxerDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Don Coleman
American football player (Michigan State)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Sonny Watkins
American college athletic director (McNeese State)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Marta Becket
American dancerDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Bobby Freeman
American singerDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Cesar C. Raval
Filippino Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
James Laurence
American musician and record producer (Friendzone)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
John Wetton
English prog-rock musician (AsiaDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Joseph Mélèze-Modrzejewski
Polish historicianDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Guitar Gable
American singer and musicianDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Leonard Linkow
American dentistDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Jerome A. Berson
American chemistDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Katharine Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden
British politician and aristocratDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Tokitenkū Yoshiaki
Mongolian sumo wrestlerDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Ronald Wade
American journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Jim Mateja
American automotive journalist (Chicago Tribune)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Cass Turnbull
American environmentalistDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Robert Ellis Miller
American film director (ReubenDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Herbert Gauls
German photographerDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Willy Fossli
Norwegian footballer (Asker)Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Sir Harold Atcherley
British businessman and arts administratorDied on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Lance Cox
Australian football player (Richmond)Died on Sunday January 31st 2016