Page 2: Historical Events In January - 31

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

1779  Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history carl Wilhelm Henning, composer   

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

1798  On this day in history karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer   

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  British vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao on January - 31.   

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

1810  On January - 31 daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897   

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

1813  Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist on January - 31.   

1814  Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina on this day in history.   

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

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

1830  On January - 31 james G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight"   

1836  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer   

1842  On January - 31 john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House   

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

1846  On this day in history after the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unified as the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   

1849  On this day in history corn Laws abolished in Britain   

1851  On this day in history gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk   

1851  On January - 31 in Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs first lamps.   

1851  On January - 31 san Francisco Orphan's Asylum, first in California founded   

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

1855  Western railroads blocked by snow on January - 31.   

1861  State of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans on January - 31.   

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

1861  Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on January - 31.   

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 January - 31 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  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  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies   

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

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)