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January 31st
586 Notable birthdays
Mike Waltz
U.s. ambassador to the united nations since 2025.
Born January 31st, 1974 (age 52 years) in Boynton Beach.
Alan Lomax
American musicologist (1915–2002).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2002 at 87 years old in Safety Harbor. [ref]
Dick Gephardt
American attorney, lobbyist and politician (born 1941).
Born January 31st, 1941 (age 85 years) in St. Louis.
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss.
Born January 31st, 1933 in Corleone. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Ospedale San Paolo (bladder cancer). [ref]
D. R. Bendre
Kannada poet (1896–1981).
Born January 31st, 1896.
Died October 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond
British judge (born 1945).
Born January 31st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Yorkshire.
Eva Mozes Kor
Romanian-born holocaust survivor and author (1934-2019).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Porț. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Jersey Joe Walcott
American boxer (1914-1994).
Born January 31st, 1914 in New Jersey, Merchantville. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1994 at 80 years old in Camden. [ref]
Chris Willock
English association football player (born 1998).
Born January 31st, 1998 (age 28 years) in London Borough of Waltham Forest.
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and nobel laureate (1935–2023).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Ōse.
Died March 3rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal
Portuguese association football player.
Born January 31st, 1998 (age 28 years) in Lisbon.
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Iraqi islamic state leader (died 2022).
Born January 31st, 1980 in Rawa.
Died October 15th, 2022 at 42 years old in Jasim (suicide bombing). [ref]
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader.
Born January 31st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Kosciusko.
Joey Wong
Hong kong based taiwanese-born actress, recording artist.
Born January 31st, 1967 (age 59 years) in Taipei.
Sergei Ivanov
Russian senior official and politician (1953–2026).
Born January 31st, 1953 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 26th, 2026 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Somnath Sharma
Proud on major somnath sharma (1923–1947).
Born January 31st, 1923 in Kangra.
Died October 31st, 1947 at 24 years old in Budgam.
Amy Allen
American songwriter, record producer, and singer.
Born January 31st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Maine, South Portland. [ref]
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