Historical Events In January - 31

1986  Ohio records a 5.0 earthquake seventeen people treated for minor injuries and some damage (VI) sustained in the Painesville-Mentor area on this day in history.   

1987  44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win on this day in history.   

1987  Cut-price airline People Express flies its last flights before becoming part of Continental Airlines on January - 31.   

1987  United Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp on January - 31.   

1988  On January - 31 barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil   

1989  On January - 31 jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80   

1990  George Cohon, head of Canadian franchise subsidiary opens first McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Pushkin Square, the world's biggest McDonald's Moscow Russia on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history mcDonald's opens its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow.   

1990  The first ever all-sports daily "The National" begins publishing on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history an earthquake measuring 6.6 occurs in the Hindu Kush Region . Estimated 200-400 people killed, many injured and many homes destroyed or damaged in Konar, Nangarhar and Badakhshan Provinces, Afghanistan.   

1991  Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (ends after 3 days) on January - 31.   

1991  Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude on January - 31.   

1992  On January - 31 mTA raised tolls on most New York City NY bridges from $2.50 to $3.00   

1992  Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires on January - 31.   

1992  On January - 31 mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82   

1994  Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 on January - 31.   

1994  On January - 31 german based BMW buys Rover cars from British Aerospace for 800 million   

1994  Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1995  George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105 on this day in history.   

1996  Gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65 on January - 31.   

1997  A state of emergency has been lifted in Durham, Ontario where flooding earlier this month forced the evacuation of 120 homes and businesses. The waters of the Saugeen River have finally stabilized. Damage is estimated at 1.1 million dollars, and 15 families are still unable to return home on this day in history.   

1997  On January - 31 the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier with a flight deck the size of three football fields, is paying a courtesy visit to Victoria British Columbia today.   

1997  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1998  On January - 31 sTS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands   

1999  On this day in history the Denver Broncos repeat as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII.   

2001  The Montreal Canadians Hockey team is sold by Molsons to an American on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.   

2007  On this day in history delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid.   

2007  On this day in history the Mooninite scare occurs in Boston when devices used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force are mistaken for improvised explosive devices.   

2007  On January - 31 the Venezuelan National Assembly gives President Hugo Chávez the power to rule by decree for 18 months.   

2009  On January - 31 in Kenya, at lea 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at lea 25 people.   

2013  300 people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa on January - 31.   

2017  Romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest on January - 31.   

2017  US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructs Justice Department officials not to defend Trump's travel ban on this day in history.   

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on January - 31.   

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on January - 31.   

1517  On January - 31 birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer   

1543  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)   

1550  On January - 31 birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)   

1573  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

1573  On January - 31 birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer   

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on this day in history.   

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.   

1435  On January - 31 death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)   

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.   

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history death of guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35   

1615  On this day in history death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)   

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