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1601 Pieter de Bloot, landscape painter 1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby 1612 Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz 1620 Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief 1623 Francois-Xavier de Laval 1633 Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham) 1734 Robert Morris, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) 1787 Louis Angely, German, teacher (Sieben M„dchen in Uniform) 1797 Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony) 1810 Daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 1812 John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883 1817 Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia) 1818 William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 1830 James Gillespie Blaine, Penns, journalist (Plumed Knight)/MC (Union) 1863 F Henri Berz, French existensialist philospher (Revue the Synthesis) 1866 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Der nackte Mann) 1868 Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914) 1872 Zane Grey, American West novelist (Spirit of the Border) 1877 Max Ettlinger, German philospher 1878 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar 1881 Irving Langmuir, physical chemist/colloid researcher (Nobel '32) 1881 Joseph A Cushman, US, palentologist 1882 Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer 1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady) 1886 Alfonso Lopez, Columbia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948) 1892 Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) 1893 Lady Freya Stark, English author 19-- David Mason Daniels, actor (Capitol) 1902 Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982) 1902 Jean C M Picart le Doux, France, carpet entrepreneur 1902 Julian H Steward, US anthropologist/professor 1903 Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine) 1903 Tallulah Bankhead Huntsville Ala,, actress (Lifeboat, Die Die Darling) 1904 E of Ruller, journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Loyal) 1904 L‚on N H Jungschlaeger, head milt intelligence Neth-Indies 1905 Anna Blaman, [Johanna P Vrugt], writer (Wife & Friend) 1905 John O'Hara, Pottstown Penn, novelist (Appointment at Samarra) 1906 R W Bonham, founder (International Braille Chess Association) 1908 Ren‚ Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star (Wimbeldon 1934) 1913 Don Hutson, NFL end (Packers) 1913 Wayne Millner, NFL end (Boston/Washington Redskins) 1914 Carey Lofton, Blountsville Fla, actor (Skinner-Troubleshooters) 1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52) 1915 Bobby Hackett, Providence RI, trumpeteer/orch leader (Air Time '57) 1915 Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I've Got a Secret) 1915 Thomas Merton, France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist (7 Storey Mt) 1919 Jackie Robinson, Ga, 1st black major league baseball player (Dodgers) 1920 Stewart L Udall, Ariz, US Secretary of interior (1961-69) 1921 Carol Channing, Seattle Wash, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) 1921 John Agar, Chicago, actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima) 1921 Mario Lanza, Phila, actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans) 1922 William Sylvester, Oakland Calif, actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man) 1923 Joanne Dru, Logan WV, actress (Guestwood Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) 1923 Norman Mailer, NYC mayoral candidate/novelist (Naked & the Dead) 1925 Benjamin Hooks, civil rights leader 1925 Charles Aidman, Frankfort Ind, narrator (New Twilight Zone) 1926 Jean Simmons, London England, actress (Thorn Birds, Guys & Dolls) 1929 Rudolf M”ssbauer, Germany, physicist (Nobel 1961) 1930 Lynn Carlin, LA Calif, actress (Joan Hunter-James at 15) 1931 Ernie Banks, "Mr Cub", Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (1st baseman) 1932 Pieter Brattinga, graphic artist 1933 Joseph D Early, (Rep-D-MA, 1975- ) 1933 Walter Paulis, mineworker/pilot/Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1934 James Franciscus, Clayton Mo, actor (Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter) 1935 Oe Kenzaburo, Japanese novelist (The Catch, A Personal Matter) 1937 Philip Glass, Baltimore Md, composer (Einstein on the Beach) 1937 Steve Karmen, Bronx NY, jingle writer (I Love NY, This Bud's for You) 1937 Suzanne Pleshette, NYC, actress (Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show) 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands (1980- ) 1938 James G Watt, Colo, US Secretary of Interior (1981-83) 1940 Jessica Walter, Bkln NY, actress (Play Misty For Me, Amy Prentiss) 1940 Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor (Love American Style) 1941 Richard A Gephardt, (Rep-D-MO, 1977- ) 1944 Charley Musselwhite, musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog) 1946 Glynn Turman, NYC, actor (Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial) 1946 Jonathan Banks, Wash DC, actor (Armed & Dangerous, Cold Steel) 1946 Terry Kath, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) 1947 Nolan Ryan, pitcher (Mets, Angels, Astros) (6 no-hitters, 5000+ Ks) 1951 Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It) 1951 Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together) 1953 Aart Mol, bassist (Catapult) 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, rock guitarist (Whitesnake) 1956 Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen) 1957 Shirley Babashoff, US, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972) 1958 Rafael Santana, shortstop (NY Mets, NY Yankees) 1958 Tom Schuman, pianist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) 1961 Lloyd Cole, guitar/vocals (& the Commotions-Rattlesnakes) 1963 Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Bayside NY, rocker (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) 1965 Bianca Yasmin Salahshourian, Fairfield Conn, Miss Conn-America (1991) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 311561 Menno Simonsz, priest/predictor (Foundation Book), dies 1606 Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot," is executed 1788 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies 1933 John Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsyte, Nobel 1932), dies 1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st American executed for desertion since Civil War 1949 Henri de Vries, [Hendricus van Walterop], actor, dies 1954 Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63 1954 Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65 1955 John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 1967 Otto Dibelius, German theologian/bishop, dies at 86 1972 Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 1972 Howard Barlow, conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79 1973 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist, dies 1974 Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91 1989 Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80 1992 Wim van Heumen, hockey coach (Netherlands), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 31[Lerwick, Shetland Islands] Up-Helly-Aa/Norse fire festival [Nauru] Independence Day (1968) [Surrey England] Dicing for Maid's Money Day [Australia] Australia Day (last Monday in January) (1788) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 31[RC] Feast of St Marcella 1258 [RC] Commemoration of St Peter Nolasco, French founder 1815 [RC] Commemoration of St Francis Xavier Bianchi, Apostle of Naples 1888 [RC] Memorial of St John Bosco, confessor/priest Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 31 [Rome] Prid Kal Feb 314 St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 876 Charles becomes king of Italy 1504 By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon 1578 Battle of Gembloers 1779 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog 1842 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House 1849 Corn Laws abolished in Britain 1851 SF Orphan's Asylum, 1st in Calif founded 1855 Western railroads blocked by snow 1861 State of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans 1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1863 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army 1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1865 Gen Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1871 Millions of birds fly over western SF, darken the sky 1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri 1883 J Palisa discovers asteroid #232 Russia 1895 Jos‚ Mart¡ & others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba 1901 Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at the Moscow Art Theater 1901 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montr‚al Shamrocks in 2 for the Stanley Cup 1905 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach 1905 Carroll Wright appointed 1st US Commissioner of Labor 1906 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter 1911 Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1915 1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians 1917 Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship 1920 1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in US (NYC) begins publication 1920 Joe Malone, Qu‚bec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game 1920 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates 1924 Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1015 Christa, #1016 Anitra & #1056 Azalea 1925 Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angolia 1927 Intl allies military command in Germany disbands 1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company 1929 Erich Maria Remarques publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin 1929 Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey 1930 1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, NJ 1931 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals 1933 French cabinet of Daladier takes power 1934 FDR devalued the dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce 1935 30.5 cm (12.0") of rain falls, Quinault RS, Wash (state record) 1941 Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem Netherlands 1941 Anti-German disturbances in Heerlen 1941 Joe Louis beats Red Burman 1943 Chile breaks contact with Germany & Japan 1943 Hitler names Gen Friedrich von Paul, field marshal 1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1948 J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY 1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) 1950 Pres Truman gives oks building of hydrogen bomb 1953 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die 1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 1956 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil 1957 Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) 1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premiers on NBC with Leo Durocher as host 1958 James van Allen discovers radiation belt 1958 US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1 1960 Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress/singer Phyllis Newman in NYC 1961 Ben Gurion cabinet in Israel resigns 1961 David Ben Gurion resigns as premier of Israel 1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1961 NATO secretary-general Paul-Henri Spoke resigns 1961 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights 1962 Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout" 1963 Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby" 1964 US report "Smoking & Health" connects smoking to lung cancer 1966 USSR launches Luna 9 toward the Moon 1968 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia 1968 Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR 1968 Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins 1970 C Kowal discovers asteroid #1876 Napolitania 1970 Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges 1971 Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands 1972 Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal 1972 Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana 1972 US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) 1974 MacDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres 1975 John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" 1975 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship 1978 Israel turns 3 milt outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements 1982 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman 1982 12th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 16-13 1985 S Afr pres PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence 1987 United Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp 1988 Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil 1988 Super Bowl XXII-Redskins beat Broncos 42-10 1990 1st McDonalds in Russia opens in Moscow, world's biggest McDonalds 1990 The 1st ever all-sports daily "The National" begins publishing 1991 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude 1992 MTA raised tolls on most NYC bridges from $2,50 to $3.00 1992 Sportscaster Howard Cossell retires Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 3131st day of the year with 334 remaining (Numerology = 5) 1920 -1øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1947 63øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 3101/31/41 --- High On A Windy Hill --- Bradley, Will 01/31/41 --- Summit Ridge Drive --- Shaw, Artie 01/31/46 --- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows --- Haymes, Dick 01/31/47 --- Open The Door, Richard --- Fletcher, "Dusty" 01/31/47 --- Managua, Nicaragua --- Martin, Freddy 01/31/53 --- Pretend --- Cole, Nat King 01/31/53 --- Anywhere I Wander --- La Rosa, Julius 01/31/62 --- Norman --- Thompson, Sue 01/31/70 --- Rainy Night In Georgia --- Benton, Brook 01/31/76 --- December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) --- Four Seasons 01/31/76 --- Dream Weaver --- Wright, Gary 01/31/81 --- Hello Again --- Diamond, Neil 01/31/87 --- Mandolin Rain --- Hornsby, Bruce 01/31/87 --- Respect Yourself --- Willis, Bruce |
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