Historical Events In January - 31

1863  On this day in history the first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army  

1863  1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.  

1863  On January - 31 f Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)  

1864  Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies on January - 31.  

1865  Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America on January - 31.  

1865  Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) on this day in history.  

1865  General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies on January - 31.  

1865  On this day in history general Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops.  

1866  On January - 31 emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

1867  Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria on this day in history.  

1868  Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914) on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)  

1871  On this day in history millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky  

1871  Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky on this day in history.  

1872  On January - 31 zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)  

1874  On this day in history jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO  

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri on January - 31.  

1876  The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations on January - 31.  

1877  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on January - 31.  

1878  Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist on January - 31.  

1880  An Ice Railway is opened between Longueuil and Montreal by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. A railway track was placed on large timbers laid on the ice of the St. Lawrence River. During the summer months the QMO&O used a car ferry. An ice railway was laid each winter until 1883 on January - 31.  

1881  Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932) on this day in history.  

1882  On January - 31 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina  

1882  Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer on January - 31.  

1884  On January - 31 nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady)  

1886  On January - 31 alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)  

1889  On this day in history f R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England)  

1890  Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) on this day in history.  

1891  On January - 31 the first attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto.  

1891  Max Drischner, composer on this day in history.  

1891  Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1892  Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) on this day in history.  

1893  "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing on this day in history.  

1893  On January - 31 freya Stark, English explorist/author  

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0877  On this day in history birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)  

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  On January - 31 birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on January - 31.  

1573  On this day in history birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer  

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.  

0743  On January - 31 death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

1435  On this day in history death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

1561  On January - 31 menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on January - 31.  

1606  On January - 31 death of guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35  

1615  On January - 31 death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)  

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.