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Historical Events In January - 31

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

1970  Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1971  "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1971  American astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14 on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1971  Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1971  On January - 31 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1971  On January - 31 uS male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  On January - 31 birenda, becomes leader of Nepal  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  On January - 31 ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1974  On this day in history glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1975  On January - 31 barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1975  John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1976  On this day in history "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1976  Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On this day in history frenchman François Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1978  On January - 31 israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On this day in history police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1 on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  On January - 31 38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39) on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1982  On this day in history 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1982  On January - 31 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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1982  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On January - 31 edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On January - 31 nBC TV news reporter Edwin Newman retires after 35 years with the network.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On January - 31 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On this day in history mary Lund of Minnesota, is first female recipient of an artificial heart  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In January - 31

Famous People Born On This Day In History

0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1512  On January - 31 birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1543  On January - 31 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  On January - 31 birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In January - 31

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0743  On this day in history death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1435  On January - 31 death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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