Events on January 31

Discover what happened on this day throughout history

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Event Title Year Type Categories Location Status
Execution of Guy Fawkes (Gunpowder Plot) 1606 National
Political & Governance Social & Civil Rights Births & Deaths
London, England, United Kingdom Verified
Birth of Franz Schubert 1797 World
Cultural & Arts Births & Deaths
Vienna, Vienna, Austria Unverified
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 1917 World
Political & Governance Military & Conflict
Berlin, Berlin, Germany Unverified
Battle of George Square 1919 Local
Political & Governance Social & Civil Rights
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Unverified
Birth of Jackie Robinson 1919 National
Social & Civil Rights Sports Births & Deaths
Cairo, Georgia, United States Unverified
First Social Security Check 1940 National
Economic & Business Social & Civil Rights
Ludlow, Vermont, United States Unverified
Execution of Private Eddie Slovik 1945 National
Military & Conflict Births & Deaths Crime
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Grand Est, France Unverified
Truman Orders H-Bomb Development 1950 National
Political & Governance Military & Conflict Science & Technology
Washington, District of Columbia, United States Unverified
North Sea Flood 1953 World
Natural Disasters Births & Deaths
Zeeland, Netherlands Unverified
Ham the Chimp in Space 1961 World
Science & Technology
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States Unverified
Launch of Apollo 14 1971 World
Science & Technology
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States Unverified
Central Bank Bombing 1996 National
Military & Conflict Births & Deaths Crime
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka Unverified
Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 2000 World
Natural Disasters Births & Deaths
Los Angeles, California, United States Unverified