Historical Events In January - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1863 The first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on January - 31.
1863 On this day in history 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army
1863 F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis) on January - 31.
1864 Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies on January - 31.
1865 On this day in history congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America
1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) on January - 31.
1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies on this day in history.
1865 On January - 31 general Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops.
1866 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) on this day in history.
1867 Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria on January - 31.
1868 On January - 31 theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)
1869 On this day in history henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)
1871 Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky on January - 31.
1871 Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky on this day in history.
1872 Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) on this day in history.
1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO on January - 31.
1874 On this day in history jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri
1876 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations on this day in history.
1877 Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on January - 31.
1878 On this day in history willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist
1880 An Ice Railway is opened between Longueuil and Montreal by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. A railway track was placed on large timbers laid on the ice of the St. Lawrence River. During the summer months the QMO&O used a car ferry. An ice railway was laid each winter until 1883 on this day in history.
1881 Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932) on this day in history.
1882 The birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina on January - 31.
1882 Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer on this day in history.
1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady) on this day in history.
1886 On this day in history alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)
1889 F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England) on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)
1891 The first attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto on January - 31.
1891 Max Drischner, composer on this day in history.
1891 Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75 on January - 31.
1892 On January - 31 eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater)
1893 On January - 31 "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing
1893 Freya Stark, English explorist/author on this day in history.
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