Historical Events In January - 31
Sunday, 01 October 2023
1970 Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on this day in history.
1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.
1971 American astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14 on January - 31.
1971 Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands on January - 31.
1971 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on January - 31.
1971 On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich
1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral on this day in history.
1972 On January - 31 birenda, becomes leader of Nepal
1972 On January - 31 military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
1972 US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51
1973 On this day in history ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77
1974 On January - 31 glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61
1975 Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold on this day in history.
1975 John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" on this day in history.
1976 On January - 31 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
1976 On this day in history lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308
1977 On this day in history frenchman François Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad
1978 On this day in history israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
1980 Ontario to rebate up to $700 in sales tax for purchasers of 1979 model cars; effort to help slumping car sales on this day in history.
1980 On January - 31 police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
1980 J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies on this day in history.
1981 "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1 on January - 31.
1981 On January - 31 38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter
1981 Gaetan Boucher 1958- skates the 1000m in a world record time of 1:13.39; native of Charlesbourg, Quebec will go on to win gold in the 1000m and 1500m, and a bronze in the 500m at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on January - 31.
1981 On this day in history gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39)
1982 On this day in history 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman
1982 On this day in history in Ottawa Ontario Pierre Elliott Trudeau urges end to Polish martial law on the 'Let Poland be Poland' TV broadcast; supporting the Polish Solidarity movement
1982 On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network on January - 31.
1984 On January - 31 nBC TV news reporter Edwin Newman retires after 35 years with the network.
1984 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1985 South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence on January - 31.
1986 Mary Lund of Minnesota, is first female recipient of an artificial heart on this day in history.
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