Page 6: Historical Events In January - 31

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1944  U-592 sunk off Ireland on January - 31.   

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1945  On January - 31 uS 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath   

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

1946  On January - 31 yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic   

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

1948  Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway on January - 31.   

1948  On January - 31 j D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY   

1949  The first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) on January - 31.   

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

1949  On January - 31 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)   

1949  On this day in history henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84   

1950  On January - 31 president Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop hydrogen bomb   

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  Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries on January - 31.   

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

1953  On this day in history "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die   

1953  Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning nearly 2,000 on this day in history.   

1954  Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63 on January - 31.   

1955  On this day in history in Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts   

1955  On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer   

1955  RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer on January - 31.   

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

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0877  On this day in history birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)   

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

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 31.   

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

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on January - 31.   

1606  On January - 31 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  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)