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 January - 31.   

1987  On this day in history 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win   

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

1987  On this day in history united Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp   

1988  Barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil on this day in history.   

1989  Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80 on January - 31.   

1990  On January - 31 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   

1990  McDonald's opens its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow on January - 31.   

1990  On January - 31 the first ever all-sports daily "The National" begins publishing   

1991  On January - 31 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.   

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

1991  Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude on this day in history.   

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

1992  Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires on January - 31.   

1992  Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1994  On January - 31 dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36   

1994  German based BMW buys Rover cars from British Aerospace for 800 million on this day in history.   

1994  Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81 on January - 31.   

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  On January - 31 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.   

1997  On this day in history 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.   

1997  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 on January - 31.   

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

1999  On this day in history the Denver Broncos repeat as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII.   

2001  On this day in history the Montreal Canadians Hockey team is sold by Molsons to an American   

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 January - 31.   

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

2009  On January - 31 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.   

2013  On this day in history 300 people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa   

2017  Romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest on this day in history.   

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

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

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)   

1517  On January - 31 birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer   

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 January - 31.   

1573  On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

1573  On this day in history birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer   

1597  On January - 31 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on this day in history.   

1398  On this day in history death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)   

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

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

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 January - 31.   

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 this day in history.