Page 4: Historical Events In January - 31
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1894 On January - 31 percy Helton, NY, actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men)
1895 On January - 31 josé Martí &others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba
1895 On this day in history jose Martà & others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba
1901 On January - 31 boer General John Smuts &De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
1901 On this day in history boer general John Smuts & De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
1901 On January - 31 blaz Arnic, composer
1902 On this day in history alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982)
1903 On this day in history gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine)
1904 Bela Bartok's symphony "Kossuth," premieres on January - 31.
1904 E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw) on January - 31.
1905 On this day in history carroll Wright appointed first US Commissioner of Labor
1905 The first auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach on this day in history.
1905 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach on this day in history.
1905 Anna Blaman, [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer (Wife & Friend) on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history in Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs
1906 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter on this day in history.
1906 Benjamin Frankel, composer on January - 31.
1907 On this day in history timothy Eaton, founder of the T. Eaton Company of Canada, dies; an innovative retailer, he maintained fixed prices and cash sales, with satisfaction guaranteed
1908 René Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934) on this day in history.
1909 Foley Newns, British colonial administrator on this day in history.
1910 Herbert Ashworth, CEO (Nationwide Building Society) on January - 31.
1911 On January - 31 congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site
1911 On this day in history congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site
1911 A G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford) on this day in history.
1912 On January - 31 in Prince William Sound, Alaska one of the Largest Earthquakes inthe United States measured at 7.0
1913 On January - 31 don Hutson, NFL end (Packers)
1914 On this day in history carey Lofton, Blountsville Fla, actor (Skinner-Troubleshooters)
1915 On this day in history the first (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
1915 On January - 31 1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
1915 On January - 31 bobby Hackett, Providence RI, trumpeteer/orch leader (Air Time '57)
1916 Dutch Girl Guides form on January - 31.
1916 Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles (1968-69) on this day in history.
1917 Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship on January - 31.
1918 On January - 31 a series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
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