Page 9: Historical Events In January - 31

1986  Ohio records a 5.0 earthquake seventeen people treated for minor injuries and some damage (VI) sustained in the Painesville-Mentor area on this day in history.   

1987  On January - 31 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win   

1987  Cut-price airline People Express flies its last flights before becoming part of Continental Airlines on this day in history.   

1987  United Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp on this day in history.   

1988  On January - 31 barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil   

1989  Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1990  George Cohon, head of Canadian franchise subsidiary opens first McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Pushkin Square, the world's biggest McDonald's Moscow Russia on January - 31.   

1990  On this day in history mcDonald's opens its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow.   

1990  On this day in history the first ever all-sports daily "The National" begins publishing   

1991  An earthquake measuring 6.6 occurs in the Hindu Kush Region . Estimated 200-400 people killed, many injured and many homes destroyed or damaged in Konar, Nangarhar and Badakhshan Provinces, Afghanistan on this day in history.   

1991  Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (ends after 3 days) on January - 31.   

1991  On January - 31 robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude   

1992  MTA raised tolls on most New York City NY bridges from $2.50 to $3.00 on this day in history.   

1992  On January - 31 sportscaster Howard Cosell retires   

1992  On this day in history mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82   

1994  Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 on this day in history.   

1994  German based BMW buys Rover cars from British Aerospace for 800 million on January - 31.   

1994  On this day in history pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81   

1995  George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65   

1997  A state of emergency has been lifted in Durham, Ontario where flooding earlier this month forced the evacuation of 120 homes and businesses. The waters of the Saugeen River have finally stabilized. Damage is estimated at 1.1 million dollars, and 15 families are still unable to return home on January - 31.   

1997  The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier with a flight deck the size of three football fields, is paying a courtesy visit to Victoria British Columbia today on this day in history.   

1997  On January - 31 eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84   

1998  STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands on January - 31.   

1999  The Denver Broncos repeat as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII on January - 31.   

2001  The Montreal Canadians Hockey team is sold by Molsons to an American on January - 31.   

2006  On January - 31 samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.   

2007  Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid on this day in history.   

2007  The Mooninite scare occurs in Boston when devices used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force are mistaken for improvised explosive devices on this day in history.   

2007  The Venezuelan National Assembly gives President Hugo Chávez the power to rule by decree for 18 months on this day in history.   

2009  In Kenya, at lea 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at lea 25 people on this day in history.   

2013  300 people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa on January - 31.   

2017  Romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest on January - 31.   

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructs Justice Department officials not to defend Trump's travel ban   

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0877  On January - 31 birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)   

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 31 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  On this day in history death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)   

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1615  On this day in history death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)   

1632  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)