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  Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer on January - 31.   

1788  Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history the birth of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer   

1797  On this day in history franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony)   

1798  Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer on January - 31.   

1802  On January - 31 jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero   

1804  British Vice-Admiral William Bligh's fleet reaches Curaçao on this day in history.   

1804  British vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic   

1810  On this day in history daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897   

1812  On January - 31 john Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883   

1813  On this day in history samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist   

1814  On January - 31 gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.   

1817  Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna on January - 31.   

1817  Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) on January - 31.   

1818  On this day in history william Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871   

1828  Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35 on January - 31.   

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 January - 31.   

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

1846  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1854  On this day in history dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)   

1855  On January - 31 western railroads blocked by snow   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1573  On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

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  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on January - 31.   

1398  On January - 31 death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)   

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

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

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  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

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