Historical Events In January - 31

1778  On January - 31 franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)  

1779  On this day in history charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog  

1784  Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer on this day in history.  

1788  On January - 31 charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

1797  On January - 31 the birth of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer  

1797  Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony) on January - 31.  

1798  On January - 31 karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer  

1802  Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history british Vice-Admiral William Bligh's fleet reaches Curaçao  

1804  On January - 31 british vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao  

1804  Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic on January - 31.  

1810  Daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 on January - 31.  

1812  On this day in history john Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883  

1813  On January - 31 samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist  

1814  On this day in history gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.  

1817  On this day in history franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna  

1817  On January - 31 antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)  

1818  William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 on this day in history.  

1828  Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1830  James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight" on this day in history.  

1836  On January - 31 henryk Szulc, composer  

1842  John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House on this day in history.  

1842  John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House on January - 31.  

1846  On January - 31 after the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unified as the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  

1849  Corn Laws abolished in Britain on January - 31.  

1851  Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk on January - 31.  

1851  In Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs first lamps on January - 31.  

1851  On this day in history san Francisco Orphan's Asylum, first in California founded  

1854  Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute) on this day in history.  

1855  On January - 31 western railroads blocked by snow  

1861  On this day in history state of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans  

1861  Friedrich Hebbel's "Siegfrieds Tod," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

1862  Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius on January - 31.  

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

1512  On January - 31 birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

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

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on January - 31.  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1597  On January - 31 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

0743  On this day in history death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

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

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

1561  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

1580  On this day in history hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies  

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 this day in history.