Historical Events In January - 31

1863  On January - 31 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 this day in history.  

1864  Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies on this day in history.  

1865  On January - 31 congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America  

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 this day in history.  

1865  On January - 31 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 this day in history.  

1868  Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914) on January - 31.  

1869  On January - 31 henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)  

1871  Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky on this day in history.  

1871  On this day in history millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky  

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  On this day in history jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri  

1876  The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations on this day in history.  

1877  On January - 31 max Ettlinger, German philosopher  

1878  Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist on this day in history.  

1880  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 on this day in history.  

1881  Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932) on January - 31.  

1882  The birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina on this day in history.  

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

1884  Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady) on January - 31.  

1886  On January - 31 alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)  

1889  On this day in history f R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England)  

1890  Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) on January - 31.  

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

1891  Max Drischner, composer on January - 31.  

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 January - 31.  

1893  Freya Stark, English explorist/author on January - 31.  

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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  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  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  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on January - 31.  

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

0743  On January - 31 death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

1398  On this day in history death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)  

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

1561  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

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

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on January - 31.  

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on January - 31.  

1632  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)