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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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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)
1747
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
1862
Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5 in telescope now located at Northwestern University.
1917
World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
1929
The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky.
1944
World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
1946
Yugoslavia’s new constitution, modeling the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
1958
Explorer program: Explorer 1 – The first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit.
1995
President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
2009
In Kenya, at least 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 least 25 people.
2033
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Ox in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 31?
1759
François Devienne, French composer (d. 1803)
1894
Isham Jones, American musician (d. 1956)
1920
Stewart Udall, American politician and 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2010)
1939
Claude Gauthier, Canadian singer and songwriter
1960
Grant Morrison, British comic author
1974
Othella Harrington, American basketball player
1981
Amrita Arora, Indian actress
1984
Alessandro Zanni, Italian rugby player
1986
Yves Makabu-Makalambay, Belgian footballer
1990
Kota Yabu, Japanese actor and singer
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