| 12571 | January 31 | Death | 1888 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815) |
| 12572 | January 31 | Death | 1892 – Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834) |
| 12573 | January 31 | Death | 1907 – Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834) |
| 12574 | January 31 | Death | 1923 – Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869) |
| 12575 | January 31 | Death | 1933 – John Galsworthy, English author and playwright Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867) |
| 12576 | January 31 | Death | 1942 – Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860) |
| 12577 | January 31 | Death | 1942 – Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (b. 1917) |
| 12578 | January 31 | Death | 1944 – Jean Giraudoux, French novelist and playwright(b. 1882) |
| 12579 | January 31 | Death | 1945 – Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920) |
| 12580 | January 31 | Death | 1954 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890) |
| 12581 | January 31 | Death | 1954 – Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879) |
| 12582 | January 31 | Death | 1955 – John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) |
| 12583 | January 31 | Death | 1956 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright wrote Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882) |
| 12584 | January 31 | Death | 1958 – Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898) |
| 12585 | January 31 | Death | 1961 – Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887) |
| 12586 | January 31 | Death | 1966 – Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887) |
| 12587 | January 31 | Death | 1967 – Eddie Tolan, American sprinter (b. 1908) |
| 12588 | January 31 | Death | 1969 – Meher Baba, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1894) |
| 12589 | January 31 | Death | 1970 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1924) |
| 12590 | January 31 | Death | 1971 – Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891) |
| 12591 | January 31 | Death | 1973 – Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) |
| 12592 | January 31 | Death | 1974 – Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born American film producer co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (b. 1882) |
| 12593 | January 31 | Death | 1974 – Glenn Morris, American decathlete and actor (b. 1912) |
| 12594 | January 31 | Death | 1974 – Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, referee, and coach (b. 1885) |
| 12595 | January 31 | Death | 1976 – Ernesto Miranda, American criminal, inspired the Miranda rights (b. 1941) |
| 12596 | January 31 | Death | 1976 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (b. 1890) |
| 12597 | January 31 | Death | 1985 – Reginald Baker, English film producer (b. 1896) |
| 12598 | January 31 | Death | 1987 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
| 12599 | January 31 | Death | 1989 – William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (b. 1896) |
| 12600 | January 31 | Death | 1990 – Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist (b. 1901) |