Historical Events In January - 31

1941  Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on January - 31.  

1941  21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) on January - 31.  

1942  62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) on January - 31.  

1943  On January - 31 chile breaks contact with Germany &Japan  

1943  General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad on January - 31.  

1943  On January - 31 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton)  

1944  Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on this day in history.  

1944  On January - 31 u-592 sunk off Ireland  

1944  On January - 31 u.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII.  

1944  On January - 31 uS forces invade Kwajalein Atoll  

1945  Eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War on January - 31.  

1945  US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath on January - 31.  

1945  On January - 31 eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25  

1946  Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic on January - 31.  

1947  On January - 31 whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada  

1948  On January - 31 magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway  

1948  On this day in history j D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY  

1949  On this day in history the first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)  

1949  On January - 31 the first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago.  

1949  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1950  President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history u.S. President Harry Truman announces that development has started on the hydrogen bomb.  

1950  On this day in history president Truman publicly announces development of H-bomb  

1952  On January - 31 dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries  

1952  On this day in history dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries  

1953  "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die on January - 31.  

1953  On this day in history 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  On January - 31 rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer  

1955  On January - 31 rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer  

1955  On January - 31 john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89  

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on this day in history.  

1512  On January - 31 birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on January - 31.  

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on January - 31.  

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

1573  On this day in history birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer  

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  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies  

1606  On this day in history 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  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on this day in history.