Historical Events In January - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1986 Ohio records a 5.0 earthquake seventeen people treated for minor injuries and some damage (VI) sustained in the Painesville-Mentor area on this day in history.
1987 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win on this day in history.
1987 Cut-price airline People Express flies its last flights before becoming part of Continental Airlines on January - 31.
1987 On this day in history united Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp
1988 On January - 31 barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil
1989 On this day in history jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80
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 On this day in history mcDonald's opens its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow.
1990 On January - 31 the first ever all-sports daily "The National" begins publishing
1991 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 on January - 31.
1991 On January - 31 battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (ends after 3 days)
1991 On January - 31 robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude
1992 On this day in history mTA raised tolls on most New York City NY bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
1992 On January - 31 sportscaster Howard Cosell retires
1992 On January - 31 mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies at 82
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 January - 31.
1994 Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1995 On January - 31 george Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105
1996 On this day in history gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65
1997 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 on January - 31.
1997 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 on this day in history.
1997 Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1998 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands on this day in history.
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 January - 31 the Montreal Canadians Hockey team is sold by Molsons to an American
2006 On this day in history samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
2007 On January - 31 delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid.
2007 On January - 31 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.
2007 On this day in history the Venezuelan National Assembly gives President Hugo Chávez the power to rule by decree for 18 months.
2009 On this day in history 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 January - 31 300 people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa
2017 On this day in history romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest
2017 US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructs Justice Department officials not to defend Trump's travel ban on January - 31.
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