Historical Events In January - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1970 Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on this day in history.
1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history american astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14.
1971 Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands on January - 31.
1971 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on January - 31.
1971 US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich on this day in history.
1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral on January - 31.
1972 On this day in history birenda, becomes leader of Nepal
1972 Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana on this day in history.
1972 On January - 31 uS launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)
1972 On January - 31 bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51
1973 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1974 Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1975 Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold on this day in history.
1975 On January - 31 john Lennon releases "#9 Dream"
1976 On January - 31 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
1976 Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 on this day in history.
1977 Frenchman François Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad on January - 31.
1978 On January - 31 israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
1980 Ontario to rebate up to $700 in sales tax for purchasers of 1979 model cars; effort to help slumping car sales on January - 31.
1980 On January - 31 police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
1980 On this day in history j P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies
1981 On this day in history "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1
1981 38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter on this day in history.
1981 On January - 31 gaetan Boucher 1958- skates the 1000m in a world record time of 1:13.39; native of Charlesbourg, Quebec will go on to win gold in the 1000m and 1500m, and a bronze in the 500m at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
1981 On this day in history gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39)
1982 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman on January - 31.
1982 In Ottawa Ontario Pierre Elliott Trudeau urges end to Polish martial law on the 'Let Poland be Poland' TV broadcast; supporting the Polish Solidarity movement on January - 31.
1982 On January - 31 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network on this day in history.
1984 NBC TV news reporter Edwin Newman retires after 35 years with the network on January - 31.
1984 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1985 South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence on January - 31.
1986 Mary Lund of Minnesota, is first female recipient of an artificial heart on January - 31.
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