Discover what happened on 31 January 1983 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Rudi Paret (German philologist and translator (1901–1983))
- Lorraine Ellison (American recording artist; singer-songwriter)
- Gregorio Blasco (Spanish footballer (1909-1983))
- Modesta Valenti (Italian homeless woman (1913–1983))
- Robert T. Stevens (United States Secretary of the Army (1899–1983))
- Gaston Orbal (French actor)
- J. Léo Gagnon (Canadian actor)
- Nicandro Izzo
- Aleksandr Baturin (Soviet opera singer (1904-1983))
- Hugo Johansson (Finnish politician (1900-1983))
- Edwin Williams (Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1898-1983))
- Nils Bjørgås (Norwegian writer (1910-1983))
- Astor Holmqvist (Swedish actor)
- Robert G. Gillespie (American judge)
- Sam Gibson (American baseball player)
- Walter H. Burkholder (U.S. bacteriologist and plant pathologist (1891-1983))
- Katsuo Sōma
- Jacek Jerz
- Aleksander Kurtna (Estonian translator and polyglot)
- Viktor Särgava (Estonian physician)
- Shōhei Miyahara (Japanese physicist (1914-1983))
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- Biagio Pecorino (Italian politician)
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- Tommy Lalande (South African long-distance runner)
- Mikheil Khundadze (Georgian lawyer)
- Nicole Boucart (French biologist and physician (1914-1983))
- Robert N. Clements
- Mieczysław Kurzyna
- David Edwardes ((1907-1983))
- Ena von Baer
- Josef Molín
- Wallace Henderson (American politician (1912-1983))
- Stefan Reichenbach
- Nanni Scolari
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- Lucia Murchison (American social worker)
- Lucia Murchison (American social worker)
- Josef Voženílek
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