Historical Events In January - 31

1863  On this day in history the first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army  

1863  1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on January - 31.  

1863  F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis) on January - 31.  

1864  On January - 31 hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies  

1865  Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America on this day in history.  

1865  On January - 31 congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)  

1865  General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies on January - 31.  

1865  On this day in history general Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops.  

1866  Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) on January - 31.  

1867  Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria on January - 31.  

1868  Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914) on this day in history.  

1869  Henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21) on this day in history.  

1871  On January - 31 millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky  

1871  Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky on January - 31.  

1872  Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) on January - 31.  

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO on this day in history.  

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri on this day in history.  

1876  The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations on January - 31.  

1877  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on January - 31.  

1878  On this day in history willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist  

1880  On this day in history an Ice Railway is opened between Longueuil and Montreal by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. A railway track was placed on large timbers laid on the ice of the St. Lawrence River. During the summer months the QMO&O used a car ferry. An ice railway was laid each winter until 1883.  

1881  On January - 31 irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932)  

1882  On January - 31 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina  

1882  On January - 31 anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer  

1884  On January - 31 nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady)  

1886  On this day in history alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)  

1889  F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England) on this day in history.  

1890  On January - 31 adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)  

1891  The first attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto on January - 31.  

1891  On this day in history max Drischner, composer  

1891  On this day in history ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75  

1892  Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) on this day in history.  

1893  "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing on this day in history.  

1893  On January - 31 freya Stark, English explorist/author  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1597  On January - 31 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  On January - 31 death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)  

1435  On this day in history death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

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

1580  On January - 31 hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies  

1606  On January - 31 death of guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35  

1615  On January - 31 death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)  

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