Page 2: 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  On January - 31 carl Wilhelm Henning, composer   

1788  Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on January - 31.   

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

1797  On January - 31 franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony)   

1798  Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer on January - 31.   

1802  On this day in history jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero   

1804  On January - 31 british Vice-Admiral William Bligh's fleet reaches Curaçao   

1804  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1812  John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883 on January - 31.   

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  Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) on this day in history.   

1818  William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 on January - 31.   

1828  On this day in history alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35   

1830  James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight" on January - 31.   

1836  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer   

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

1842  On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House   

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

1849  On this day in history corn Laws abolished in Britain   

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

1851  On this day in history in Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs first lamps.   

1851  San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, first in California founded on January - 31.   

1854  Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute) on January - 31.   

1855  Western railroads blocked by snow on January - 31.   

1861  State of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history friedrich Hebbel's "Siegfrieds Tod," premieres in Weimar   

1861  On January - 31 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

1862  On January - 31 telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius   

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0877  On January - 31 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 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  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)   

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

1573  On January - 31 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  On January - 31 death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)   

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on this day in history.   

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on January - 31.   

1580  On January - 31 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  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on January - 31.   

1632  On January - 31 death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)