Page 3: Historical Events In January - 31

1863  On January - 31 the first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army   

1863  1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history f Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)   

1864  On January - 31 hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1865  On January - 31 general Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies   

1865  General Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops on January - 31.   

1866  Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria   

1868  On this day in history theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)   

1869  On January - 31 henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)   

1871  On January - 31 millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky   

1871  Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky on January - 31.   

1872  On January - 31 zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)   

1874  On January - 31 jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO   

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri on this day in history.   

1876  The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations on January - 31.   

1877  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on January - 31.   

1878  Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist on this day in history.   

1880  On January - 31 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.   

1881  Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932) on January - 31.   

1882  On January - 31 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina   

1882  On January - 31 anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer   

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 January - 31.   

1890  On January - 31 adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)   

1891  On this day in history the first attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto.   

1891  On this day in history max Drischner, composer   

1891  On this day in history ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75   

1892  Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) on this day in history.   

1893  On January - 31 "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing   

1893  Freya Stark, English explorist/author on this day in history.   

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0877  On January - 31 birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)   

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)   

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer   

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)   

1573  On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on January - 31.   

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

0743  On this day in history death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)   

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.   

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies   

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.   

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on January - 31.   

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on January - 31.   

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.