January, 31st in History

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Events

Saturday 31, 2004:
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends its run on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Wednesday 31, 2001:
In the Netherlands a Scottish court convicts a Libyan and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.

Monday 31, 2000:
An Alaska Airlines MD-83 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu, California killing 131.

Sunday 31, 1999:
Super Bowl xxx: The Denver Broncos defeat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19. After the game, the TV show Family Guy airs its pilot episode.

Wednesday 31, 1996:
Dragonball Z ends in Japan.

Tuesday 31, 1995:
President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.

Sunday 31, 1993:
Super Bowl XXVII: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills, 52-17.

Wednesday 31, 1990:
The first McDonald's opens in Moscow, Russia.

Sunday 31, 1988:
Super Bowl XXII: The Washington Redskins win their second championship of the 1980s, 42-10.

Sunday 31, 1971:
The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begin in Detroit, Michigan.

Wednesday 31, 1968:
Nauru declares independence from Australia.

Tuesday 31, 1961:
Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.

Friday 31, 1958:
James Van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt.

Tuesday 31, 1956:
Guy Mollet becomes Prime Minister of France.

Tuesday 31, 1950:
President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.

Thursday 31, 1946:
Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).

Wednesday 31, 1945:
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed, the first American soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion.

Monday 31, 1944:
World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.

Friday 31, 1936:
The Green Hornet radio show debuts.

Friday 31, 1930:
3M markets Scotch Tape.

Thursday 31, 1929:
The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky.

Thursday 31, 1918:
A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.

Wednesday 31, 1917:
World War I: Germany announces its U-boats will engage in unrestricted submarine warfare.

Sunday 31, 1915:
World War I: Germany uses poison gas against Russians.

Monday 31, 1876:
The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.

Thursday 31, 1867:
Maronite nationalist leader Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria

Tuesday 31, 1865:
American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.

Wednesday 31, 1849:
Corn Laws abolished in the United Kingdom.

Monday 31, 1814:
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.

Tuesday 31, 1747:
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital.

Tuesday 31, 1606:
Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England.

Sunday 31, 1504:
France cedes Naples to Aragon.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/31-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 31

1981:
Justin Timberlake, American musician (b: January 31, 1981) (Biography of Justin Timberlake)

1980:
Tiffany Limos, American actress (b: January 31, 1980) (Biography of Tiffany Limos)

1976:
Buddy Rice, American race car driver (b: January 31, 1976) (Biography of Buddy Rice)

1973:
Portia de Rossi, Australian actress (b: January 31, 1973) (Biography of Portia de Rossi)

1971:
Patrick Kielty, Irish Comedian (b: January 31, 1971) (Biography of Patrick Kielty)

1970:
Minnie Driver, British actress (b: January 31, 1970) (Biography of Minnie Driver)

1964:
Billey Shamrock, Swedish singer and songwriter (b: January 31, 1964) (Biography of Billey Shamrock)
Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist (Slayer) (b: January 31, 1964) (Biography of Jeff Hanneman)

1961:
Lloyd Cole, British singer and songwriter (b: January 31, 1961) (Biography of Lloyd Cole)

1959:
Kelly Lynch, American actress (b: January 31, 1959) (Biography of Kelly Lynch)
Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor (b: January 31, 1959) (Biography of Anthony LaPaglia)

1956:
Johnny Rotten, British singer (Sex Pistols) (b: January 31, 1956) (Biography of Johnny Rotten)

1952:
Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (b: January 31, 1952 ; d: March 6, 1969) (Biography of Nadya Rusheva)

1949:
Ken Wilber, American philosopher (b: January 31, 1949) (Biography of Ken Wilber)

1947:
Jonathan Banks, American actor (b: January 31, 1947) (Biography of Jonathan Banks)
Nolan Ryan, baseball player (b: January 31, 1947) (Biography of Nolan Ryan)

1946:
Terry Kath, American musician (b: January 31, 1946 ; d: January 23, 1978) (Biography of Terry Kath)

1944:
Charlie Musselwhite, American musician (b: January 31, 1944) (Biography of Charlie Musselwhite)

1942:
Derek Jarman, American director and writer (b: January 31, 1942 ; d: February 19, 1994) (Biography of Derek Jarman)
Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress (b: January 31, 1942) (Biography of Daniela Bianchi)

1941:
Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, American politician (b: January 31, 1941) (Biography of Dick Gephardt)

1940:
Jessica Walter, American actress (b: January 31, 1940) (Biography of Jessica Walter)

1938:
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (b: January 31, 1938) (Biography of Beatrix of the Netherlands)
James G. Watt, American politician (b: January 31, 1938) (Biography of James G. Watt)

1937:
Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b: January 31, 1937) (Biography of Suzanne Pleshette)
Philip Glass, American composer (b: January 31, 1937) (Biography of Philip Glass)

1935:
Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese writer (b: January 31, 1935) (Biography of Kenzaburo Oe)

1931:
Ernie Banks, baseball player (b: January 31, 1931) (Biography of Ernie Banks)

1929:
Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: January 31, 1929) (Biography of Rudolf Mössbauer)
Jean Simmons, English actress (b: January 31, 1929) (Biography of Jean Simmons)

1925:
Benjamin Hooks, American head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (b: January 31, 1925) (Biography of Benjamin Hooks)

1923:
Norman Mailer, American writer and journalist (b: January 31, 1923) (Biography of Norman Mailer)

1922:
Joanne Dru, American actress (b: January 31, 1922 ; d: September 10, 1996) (Biography of Joanne Dru)

1921:
Carol Channing, American actress (b: January 31, 1921) (Biography of Carol Channing)
Mario Lanza, American singer and actor (b: January 31, 1921 ; d: October 7, 1959) (Biography of Mario Lanza)
E. Fay Jones, American architect (b: January 31, 1921) (Biography of E. Fay Jones)
John Agar, American actor (b: January 31, 1921 ; d: April 7, 2002) (Biography of John Agar)

1919:
Jackie Robinson, baseball player (b: January 31, 1919 ; d: October 24, 1972) (Biography of Jackie Robinson)

1915:
Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b: January 31, 1915 ; d: December 10, 1968) (Biography of Thomas Merton)
Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (b: January 31, 1915) (Biography of Garry Moore)
Alan Lomax, American singer and musicologist (b: January 31, 1915 ; d: July 19, 2002) (Biography of Alan Lomax)

1914:
Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer (b: January 31, 1914 ; d: February 25, 1994) (Biography of Jersey Joe Walcott)
Sri Daya Mata, Hindu religious figure (b: January 31, 1914) (Biography of Sri Daya Mata)

1905:
John O'Hara, American writer (b: January 31, 1905 ; d: April 11, 1970) (Biography of John O'Hara)

1902:
Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b: January 31, 1902 ; d: December 12, 1968) (Biography of Tallulah Bankhead)
Alva Myrdal, Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: January 31, 1902 ; d: February 1, 1986) (Biography of Alva Myrdal)

1894:
Isham Jones, American musician (b: January 31, 1894 ; d: October 19, 1956) (Biography of Isham Jones)

1892:
Eddie Cantor, American actor and singer (b: January 31, 1892 ; d: October 10, 1964) (Biography of Eddie Cantor)

1889:
Frank Foster, English cricketer (b: January 31, 1889 ; d: May 3, 1958) (Biography of Frank Foster)

1884:
Theodor Heuss, German politician and publicist (b: January 31, 1884) (Biography of Theodor Heuss)

1881:
Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: January 31, 1881 ; d: August 16, 1957) (Biography of Irving Langmuir)

1872:
Zane Grey, American Western writer (b: January 31, 1872 ; d: October 23, 1939) (Biography of Zane Grey)

1868:
Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: January 31, 1868 ; d: April 2, 1928) (Biography of Theodore William Richards)

1797:
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (b: January 31, 1797 ; d: November 19, 1828) (Biography of Franz Schubert)

1759:
François Devienne, French composer (b: January 31, 1759 ; d: September 5, 1803) (Biography of François Devienne)

1752:
Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b: January 31, 1752 ; d: November 6, 1816) (Biography of Gouverneur Morris)

1686:
Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (b: January 31, 1686 ; d: November 5, 1758) (Biography of Hans Egede)

1624:
Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (b: January 31, 1624) (Biography of Arnold Geulincx)

1597:
John Regis, French saint (b: January 31, 1597 ; d: December 30, 1640) (Biography of John Regis)

1550:
Henry I, Duke of Guise, leader of French Catholic faction (b: January 31, 1550 ; d: December 23, 1588) (Biography of Henry I, Duke of Guise)

1512:
King Henry of Portugal (b: January 31, 1512 ; d: January 31, 1580) (Biography of Henry of Portugal)

1338:
King Charles V of France (b: January 31, 1338 ; d: September 16, 1380) (Biography of Charles V of France)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/31-january/births.html

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People who died on January 31

2004:
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (b: December 6, 1913 ; d: January 31, 2004) (Biography of Eleanor Holm)

2001:
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (b: November 1, 1923 ; d: January 31, 2001) (Biography of Gordon R. Dickson)

2000:
Gil Kane, Latvian-born cartoonist (b: April 6, 1926 ; d: January 31, 2000) (Biography of Gil Kane)

1999:
Norm Zauchin (d: January 31, 1999) (Biography of Norm Zauchin)

1997:
John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-born Catholic prelate (b: June 22, 1930 ; d: January 31, 1997) (Biography of John Joseph Scanlan)

1995:
George Abbott, American playwright, screenwriter, producer, director, and actor (b: June 25, 1887 ; d: January 31, 1995) (Biography of George Abbott)

1992:
Willie Dixon (d: January 31, 1992) (Biography of Willie Dixon)

1990:
Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian imam (b: November 19, 1935 ; d: January 31, 1990) (Biography of Rashad Khalifa)

1976:
Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b: March 9, 1941 ; d: January 31, 1976) (Biography of Ernesto Miranda)

1974:
Samuel Goldwyn, Hollywood producer (b: August 17, 1882 ; d: January 31, 1974) (Biography of Samuel Goldwyn)

1973:
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (d: January 31, 1973) (Biography of Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch)

1970:
Slim Harpo, American musician (b: January 11, 1924 ; d: January 31, 1970) (Biography of Slim Harpo)

1967:
Eddie Tolan, American athlete (b: September 29, 1908 ; d: January 31, 1967) (Biography of Eddie Tolan)

1956:
A. A. Milne, English author (b: January 18, 1882 ; d: January 31, 1956) (Biography of A. A. Milne)

1955:
John Mott, American YMCA leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: May 25, 1865 ; d: January 31, 1955) (Biography of John Mott)

1945:
Eddie Slovik (d: January 31, 1945) (Biography of Eddie Slovik)

1944:
Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b: October 29, 1882 ; d: January 31, 1944) (Biography of Jean Giraudoux)

1933:
John Galsworthy, English author (b: August 14, 1867 ; d: January 31, 1933) (Biography of John Galsworthy)

1907:
Timothy Eaton (d: January 31, 1907) (Biography of Timothy Eaton)

1892:
Charles Spurgeon, English preacher (b: June 19, 1834 ; d: January 31, 1892) (Biography of Charles Spurgeon)

1851:
David Spangler Kaufman, American politician (b: December 13, 1813 ; d: January 31, 1851) (Biography of David Spangler Kaufman)

1736:
Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (b: March 7, 1678 ; d: January 31, 1736) (Biography of Filippo Juvara)

1729:
Jakob Roggeveen (d: January 31, 1729) (Biography of Jakob Roggeveen)

1720:
Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (d: January 31, 1720) (Biography of Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford)

1686:
Jean Mairet, French dramatist (b: May 10, 1604 ; d: January 31, 1686) (Biography of Jean Mairet)

1665:
Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (b: February 24, 1622 ; d: January 31, 1665) (Biography of Johannes Clauberg)

1632:
Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b: February 28, 1552 ; d: January 31, 1632) (Biography of Joost Bürgi)

1615:
Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b: September 14, 1543 ; d: January 31, 1615) (Biography of Claudio Aquaviva)

1606:
Guy Fawkes, English conspirator (b: April 13, 1570 ; d: January 31, 1606) (Biography of Guy Fawkes)
Ambrose Rokewood (d: January 31, 1606) (Biography of Ambrose Rokewood)
Thomas Wintour (d: January 31, 1606) (Biography of Thomas Wintour)

1580:
King Henry of Portugal (b: January 31, 1512 ; d: January 31, 1580) (Biography of Henry of Portugal)

1561:
Menno Simons (d: January 31, 1561) (Biography of Menno Simons)

1435:
Xuande, Emperor of China (b: February 25, 1398 ; d: January 31, 1435) (Biography of Xuande)

1398:
Emperor Suko of Japan (b: May 25, 1334 ; d: January 31, 1398) (Biography of Emperor Suko of Japan)

743:
Muhammad al-Baqir (d: January 31, 743) (Biography of Muhammad al-Baqir)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/31-january/deaths.html