Historical Events In January - 31
Friday, 31 March 2023
1941 On January - 31 joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 On this day in history 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton)
1942 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) on January - 31.
1943 Chile breaks contact with Germany &Japan on January - 31.
1943 General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad on this day in history.
1943 On January - 31 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton)
1944 Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on January - 31.
1944 U-592 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.
1944 On January - 31 u.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII.
1944 US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll on this day in history.
1945 On January - 31 eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War
1945 US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath on this day in history.
1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25 on this day in history.
1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic on January - 31.
1947 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada on January - 31.
1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway on January - 31.
1948 J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY on this day in history.
1949 On January - 31 the first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
1949 The first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago on this day in history.
1949 On January - 31 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
1949 Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84 on January - 31.
1950 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop hydrogen bomb on January - 31.
1950 On this day in history president Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
1950 U.S. President Harry Truman announces that development has started on the hydrogen bomb on this day in history.
1950 President Truman publicly announces development of H-bomb on January - 31.
1952 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1 centuries on this day in history.
1952 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries on this day in history.
1953 On January - 31 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
1953 On January - 31 hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning nearly 2,000
1954 Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63 on January - 31.
1955 In Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts on January - 31.
1955 RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer on January - 31.
1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer on January - 31.
1955 John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 on January - 31.
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