A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
January 31: Day of the Week
January 31, 2024 was the 31st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 335 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 31 Historical Event(s)
314
Silvester I begins his reign as Pope of the Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Miltiades.
1504
France cedes Naples to Aragon.
1849
Corn Laws are abolished in the United Kingdom (following legislation in 1846).
1865
American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
1945
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
1961
Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2 – Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
1968
Nauru gains independence from Australia.
1976
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
2000
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard.
2007
Suspects are arrested in Birmingham in the UK, accused of plotting the kidnap, holding and eventual beheading of a serving Muslim British soldier in Iraq.
Who were born on January 31?
1881
Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1957)
1911
Eddie Byrne, British actor (d. 1981)
1937
Philip Glass, American composer
1949
Ken Wilber, American author
1951
Dave Benton, Aruban singer
1964
Martha MacCallum, American news anchor
1967
Joey Wong, Taiwanese actress
1977
Jim Kleinsasser, American football player
1978
Ray Shah, Irish radio presenter
1982
Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball player
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