Page 8: Historical Events In January - 31

1970  Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on January - 31.   

1971  On January - 31 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart   

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  On January - 31 apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands   

1971  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich   

1972  Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral on this day in history.   

1972  Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal on January - 31.   

1972  On January - 31 military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana   

1972  US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on January - 31.   

1972  On this day in history bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51   

1973  On this day in history ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77   

1974  Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 on January - 31.   

1975  On January - 31 barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold   

1975  On January - 31 john Lennon releases "#9 Dream"   

1976  "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1978  Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements on this day in history.   

1980  Ontario to rebate up to $700 in sales tax for purchasers of 1979 model cars; effort to help slumping car sales on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 31 police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41   

1980  On January - 31 j P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies   

1981  "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1 on this day in history.   

1981  38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 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  Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39) on this day in history.   

1982  10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman on January - 31.   

1982  On January - 31 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   

1982  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on this day in history.   

1984  Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network on January - 31.   

1984  On January - 31 nBC TV news reporter Edwin Newman retires after 35 years with the network.   

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1985  South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history mary Lund of Minnesota, is first female recipient of an artificial heart   

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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  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)   

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

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

1597  On January - 31 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on this day in history.   

1398  On January - 31 death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)   

1435  On January - 31 death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)   

1561  On January - 31 menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies   

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on January - 31.   

1606  On this day in history death of guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35   

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

1632  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)