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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)
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.
1945
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
1946
Yugoslavia’s new constitution, modeling the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
1968
Viet Cong attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
1976
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
1995
President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
1996
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing at least 86 and injuring 1,400.
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.
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.
Who were born on January 31?
1915
Thomas Merton, American author and monk (d. 1968)
1923
Norman Mailer, American writer and journalist (d. 2007)
1929
Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist, Nobel laureate
1931
Christopher Chataway, English athlete, newscaster and politician
1940
Kitch Christie, South African rugby union coach (d. 1998)
1966
Dexter Fletcher, English actor
1967
Fat Mike, American musician
1968
Matt King, British actor and comedian
1977
Mark Dutiaume, Canadian hockey player
1982
Elena Paparizou, Greek singer
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