Historical Events In January - 31
Friday, 29 March 2024
1863 The first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.
1863 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history f Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)
1864 On this day in history 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 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) on this day in history.
1865 On January - 31 general Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies
1865 On January - 31 general Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops.
1866 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) on this day in history.
1867 On January - 31 maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria
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 January - 31.
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 On January - 31 zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)
1874 On this day in history jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO
1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri on January - 31.
1876 On January - 31 the United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.
1877 On this day in history max Ettlinger, German philosopher
1878 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist on this day in history.
1880 On January - 31 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 The birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina on this day in history.
1882 Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer on this day in history.
1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady) on January - 31.
1886 On this day in history alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)
1889 On January - 31 f R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England)
1890 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1891 Max Drischner, composer on this day in history.
1891 On January - 31 ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75
1892 Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) on January - 31.
1893 "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing on January - 31.
1893 Freya Stark, English explorist/author on January - 31.
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