Historical Events In January - 31

1970  Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on January - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1971  On January - 31 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn  

1971  On January - 31 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  Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana on this day in history.  

1972  US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on this day in history.  

1972  Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1973  On January - 31 ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77  

1974  On this day in history glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61  

1975  On January - 31 barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold  

1975  John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" on January - 31.  

1976  On this day in history "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1  

1976  Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history frenchman François Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad  

1978  On January - 31 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1981  Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39) on January - 31.  

1982  On this day in history 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman  

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  

1982  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on January - 31.  

1984  On January - 31 edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network  

1984  On January - 31 nBC TV news reporter Edwin Newman retires after 35 years with the network.  

1984  On January - 31 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1985  South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence on January - 31.  

1986  On this day in history mary Lund of Minnesota, is first female recipient of an artificial heart  

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on January - 31.  

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

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

1543  On January - 31 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)  

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on January - 31.  

1573  On January - 31 birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer  

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.  

0743  On this day in history death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.  

1435  On January - 31 death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on January - 31.  

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.  

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on this day in history.  

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.  

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.