A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on January 31 throughout history.
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Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime [1] [2]
FDR devalues the US dollar relative to gold to $35 per ounce
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 – 1 February 1957) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army…
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
1st US daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
Jean-Baptiste Lully born Giovanni Battista Lulli (28 or 29 November [O.S. 18 or 19 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a...
17-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest golfer in men's or women's golf history to be ranked No. 1 in the world
Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559.
10th US President John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
American songwriter Adolph Green (45) weds (for 3rd and final time) American actress and singer Phyllis Newman (24) in NYC, until his death in 2002
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor's 2nd divorce from English actor Michael Wilding, after almost 5 years of marriage
St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
King Ferdinand of Austria and King John Zapolya of Hungary officially recognise each other
Battle of Gembloux (Gembloers); Spanish forces win decisive victor over coalition rebel forces
Catholic League disbanded
The Bank of Amsterdam or Wisselbank (Dutch: Amsterdamsche Wisselbank, lit. 'Exchange Bank of Amsterdam') was an early bank, vouched for by the city of Amsterdam, and established in 1609.
Rounding of Cape Horn for the first time by Dutch expedition of Jacques Le Maire and Willem Corneliszoon Schouten (they name Cape Hoorn after Schouten’s hometown) [1]
Spanish government goes bankrupt
Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
Revolt by undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, London
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.
Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau" premieres in Vienna
After the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unified as the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846.
San Francisco Orphan's Asylum founded, 1st in California
Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)
Government of Lord Aberdeen in the United Kingdom falls, following heavy scrutiny of the Crimean War
Friedrich Hebbel's play "Siegfrieds Tod" premieres in Weimar
Astronomer Alvan Graham Clark makes first observation of Sirius B (first known white dwarf star) in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts while testing his new telescope
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria
Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darkening the sky
First attempt of a republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto, Portugal
"Westminster Gazette" begins publishing
Jose Martí & others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba
Final report of the USA's Philippine Commission is released, favoring territorial government for the islands with home rule in local affairs, but with US assumptions of ultimate responsibility for the government.
1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), British daredevil Arthur Macdonald drive a Napier six-cylinder racing car named 'Samson' on sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, notching a top speed of 104 mph
Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake then recorded at 8.8 on the Richter Scale, occurs off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia killing over 1,00 people
Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site
Dutch Girl Guides form
Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland: troops deployed against protesters for fear of a Bolshevik uprising
1st daily Ukrainian language US newspaper, "Ukraïns'ki Shchodenni Visti "(Ukrainian Daily News), begins publishing in New York City; publication initially sponsored by the Ukrainian Section of the Communist Party
Montreal Canadiens beat Hamilton Tigers, 5-4 at the Mount Royal Arena, Montreal; first penalty-free game played in NHL history
Albanian parliament announces itself a republic, and selects Prime Minister Ahmed Zogu as president
Internationall allied military command in Germany disbands
NL rules future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the St. Louis Cardinals and play for the NY Giants; earns $2,916 dividend on same day
Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Philip Barry's play "Tomorrow & Tomorrow" premieres in NYC
US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
"Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit
C Turney & J Horwin's "My Dear Children" premieres in NYC
Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem, Netherlands
Chile breaks off relations with Germany & Japan
After the Munich Agreement, the Soviet Union pursued a rapprochement with Nazi Germany.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as...
An unprecedented 3-way tie for the silver medal in the 500m speed skating at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Americans Robert Fitzgerald & Ken Bartholomew, and Thomas Byberg of Norway are equal on 43.2s; Finn Helgesen of Norway wins gold, 43.1s
Detroit Tigers Harry Heilmann & Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
"Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
Austrian skier Toni Sailer wins the slalom at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics for his 2nd gold medal of the Games; sweeps all 3 alpine skiing events
Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
Former star MLB shortstop and manager Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become American League President
Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout", first African American to command a combat ship
James Francis "Pud" Galvin (December 25, 1856 – March 7, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher in the 19th century.
Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers
Bill Lawry (119) & Bob Simpson (225) complete match-winning 244 opening stand in Australia's 1st innings, 4th Test v England in Adelaide
Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 v India in his last Test for ten years
Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA
Grateful Dead members and entourage busted, down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on LSD charges [1]
Aretha Franklin sings at gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's funeral at the Greater Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois
"Love Rollercoaster", sometimes rendered as "Love Roller Coaster", is a song by American funk/R&B band Ohio Players, originally featured on their 1975 album Honey.
Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad
Israel turns 3 milt outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
Human settlement on the present site of Guatemala City began with the Maya who built a city at Kaminaljuyu. The Spanish colonists established a small town, which was made a capital city in 1775.
"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song originally written and performed by Jamaican singer John Holt and his group The Paragons. The track was produced by Duke Reid for his Treasure Isle label.
Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Their pelage is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight and...
In an effort to reduce driving deaths, a new law in UK requires drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seatbelts
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. It operates under the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of NBCUniversal, which itself is a subsidiary of Comcast.
Mary Lund of Minneapolis, the first female recipient of an artificial heart, receives a donor heart
United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp
Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil
1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
"Close-Up", Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Hossain Sabzian and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is released
MTA raised tolls on most NYC bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo", built in 1847, burns down for the second time; re-built and re-opens in 1999
50 people die and many more injured in a suicide bombing in Sri Lanka by separatist Tamil Tigers
Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation.
STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
Alaska Airlines flight 261 MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 persons aboard.
Linebacker Ray Lewis involved in a fight resulting in the deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar. Lewis indicted 11 days later on murder and assault charges (murder charges later dropped)
The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia; 7 die when train driver has a heart attack and safety system fails
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
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.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa
Gerald Eugene Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
"World's Best Chef" French-Swiss Benoît Violier found dead after apparent suicide weeks after being named world's best by La Liste
Houston guard James Harden becomes first player in NBA history to log a 60-point triple-double with 60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and a block in Rockets' 114-107 win over Orlando Magic
At least 20 newborns and children have died in last two months of the cold, trying to get to the Al-Ho Syrian refugee camp according to WHO
The United Kingdom's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union and its members is governed by the Brexit withdrawal agreement and the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
British government report finds "a failure of leadership" led to parties taking place in Downing Street when UK under strict lockdown, amid a police investigation [1]
US Department of Justice fires more than a dozen federal prosecutors who investigated the January 6 riot, and many of the FBI agents who investigated the riot or participated in the search for classified documents at Donald trump's Mar-a-Lago home
Australian Open Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her second major title beating world #1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Tokugawa Ieyasu is born
Robert Morris is born
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
Thomas Merton trappist monk, known for american trappist monk, was born on 1915-01-31. Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), religious name M.
Lorraine Warren is born
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian colombian drug lord, known for colombian drug lord, was born on 1939-01-31.
Justin Timberlake, American singer, songwriter, and actor, known for american singer, songwriter, and actor, was born on 1981-01-31.
Franz Schubert, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1797-01-31. Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Philip Glass, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1937-01-31. Philip Glass is an American composer and pianist.
John Lydon, British musician, known for british punk rock singer, was born on 1956-01-31.
Henri Desgrange is born
Jersey Joe Walcott, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1914-01-31.
Jackie Robinson, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1919-01-31.
Ernie Banks athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1931-01-31. Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr.
Nolan Ryan athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1947-01-31. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports…
Virginia Ruzici is born
James G. Blaine, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1830-01-31.
Don Hutson, American football player and coach, known for american football player and coach, was born on 1913-01-31.
Guy Fawkes, English participant in the gunpowder plot, known for english participant in the gunpowder plot, died on 1606-01-31.
Samuel Goldwyn, American polish–american film producer, known for polish–american film producer, died on 1974-01-31.
Mel Hein, American football player and coach, known for american football player and coach, died on 1992-01-31.
St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
King Ferdinand of Austria and King John Zapolya of Hungary officially recognise each other
Tokugawa Ieyasu is born
Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559.
Battle of Gembloux (Gembloers); Spanish forces win decisive victor over coalition rebel forces
Catholic League disbanded
Guy Fawkes, English participant in the gunpowder plot, known for english participant in the gunpowder plot, died on 1606-01-31.
The Bank of Amsterdam or Wisselbank (Dutch: Amsterdamsche Wisselbank, lit. 'Exchange Bank of Amsterdam') was an early bank, vouched for by the city of Amsterdam, and established in 1609.
Rounding of Cape Horn for the first time by Dutch expedition of Jacques Le Maire and Willem Corneliszoon Schouten (they name Cape Hoorn after Schouten’s hometown) [1]
Spanish government goes bankrupt
Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
Jean-Baptiste Lully born Giovanni Battista Lulli (28 or 29 November [O.S. 18 or 19 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a...
Revolt by undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
Robert Morris is born
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, London
Franz Schubert, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1797-01-31. Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.
Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau" premieres in Vienna
James G. Blaine, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1830-01-31.
10th US President John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
After the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unified as the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846.
San Francisco Orphan's Asylum founded, 1st in California
Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)
Government of Lord Aberdeen in the United Kingdom falls, following heavy scrutiny of the Crimean War
Friedrich Hebbel's play "Siegfrieds Tod" premieres in Weimar
Astronomer Alvan Graham Clark makes first observation of Sirius B (first known white dwarf star) in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts while testing his new telescope
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime [1] [2]
Henri Desgrange is born
Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria
Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darkening the sky
First attempt of a republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto, Portugal
"Westminster Gazette" begins publishing
Jose Martí & others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba
Final report of the USA's Philippine Commission is released, favoring territorial government for the islands with home rule in local affairs, but with US assumptions of ultimate responsibility for the government.
1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), British daredevil Arthur Macdonald drive a Napier six-cylinder racing car named 'Samson' on sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, notching a top speed of 104 mph
Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake then recorded at 8.8 on the Richter Scale, occurs off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia killing over 1,00 people
Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site
Don Hutson, American football player and coach, known for american football player and coach, was born on 1913-01-31.
Jersey Joe Walcott, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1914-01-31.
Thomas Merton trappist monk, known for american trappist monk, was born on 1915-01-31. Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), religious name M.
Dutch Girl Guides form
Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland: troops deployed against protesters for fear of a Bolshevik uprising
Jackie Robinson, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1919-01-31.
1st daily Ukrainian language US newspaper, "Ukraïns'ki Shchodenni Visti "(Ukrainian Daily News), begins publishing in New York City; publication initially sponsored by the Ukrainian Section of the Communist Party
Montreal Canadiens beat Hamilton Tigers, 5-4 at the Mount Royal Arena, Montreal; first penalty-free game played in NHL history
Albanian parliament announces itself a republic, and selects Prime Minister Ahmed Zogu as president
Internationall allied military command in Germany disbands
NL rules future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the St. Louis Cardinals and play for the NY Giants; earns $2,916 dividend on same day
Lorraine Warren is born
Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Philip Barry's play "Tomorrow & Tomorrow" premieres in NYC
Ernie Banks athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1931-01-31. Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr.
US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
FDR devalues the US dollar relative to gold to $35 per ounce
"Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit
Philip Glass, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1937-01-31. Philip Glass is an American composer and pianist.
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian colombian drug lord, known for colombian drug lord, was born on 1939-01-31.
C Turney & J Horwin's "My Dear Children" premieres in NYC
Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem, Netherlands
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 – 1 February 1957) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army…
Chile breaks off relations with Germany & Japan
After the Munich Agreement, the Soviet Union pursued a rapprochement with Nazi Germany.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as...
Nolan Ryan athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1947-01-31. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports…
An unprecedented 3-way tie for the silver medal in the 500m speed skating at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Americans Robert Fitzgerald & Ken Bartholomew, and Thomas Byberg of Norway are equal on 43.2s; Finn Helgesen of Norway wins gold, 43.1s
1st US daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
Detroit Tigers Harry Heilmann & Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
"Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
Virginia Ruzici is born
Austrian skier Toni Sailer wins the slalom at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics for his 2nd gold medal of the Games; sweeps all 3 alpine skiing events
John Lydon, British musician, known for british punk rock singer, was born on 1956-01-31.
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor's 2nd divorce from English actor Michael Wilding, after almost 5 years of marriage
Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
Former star MLB shortstop and manager Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become American League President
American songwriter Adolph Green (45) weds (for 3rd and final time) American actress and singer Phyllis Newman (24) in NYC, until his death in 2002
Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout", first African American to command a combat ship
James Francis "Pud" Galvin (December 25, 1856 – March 7, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher in the 19th century.
Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers
Bill Lawry (119) & Bob Simpson (225) complete match-winning 244 opening stand in Australia's 1st innings, 4th Test v England in Adelaide
Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 v India in his last Test for ten years
Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA
Grateful Dead members and entourage busted, down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on LSD charges [1]
Aretha Franklin sings at gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's funeral at the Greater Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois
Samuel Goldwyn, American polish–american film producer, known for polish–american film producer, died on 1974-01-31.
"Love Rollercoaster", sometimes rendered as "Love Roller Coaster", is a song by American funk/R&B band Ohio Players, originally featured on their 1975 album Honey.
Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad
Israel turns 3 milt outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
Human settlement on the present site of Guatemala City began with the Maya who built a city at Kaminaljuyu. The Spanish colonists established a small town, which was made a capital city in 1775.
"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song originally written and performed by Jamaican singer John Holt and his group The Paragons. The track was produced by Duke Reid for his Treasure Isle label.
Justin Timberlake, American singer, songwriter, and actor, known for american singer, songwriter, and actor, was born on 1981-01-31.
Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Their pelage is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight and...
In an effort to reduce driving deaths, a new law in UK requires drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seatbelts
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. It operates under the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of NBCUniversal, which itself is a subsidiary of Comcast.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Mary Lund of Minneapolis, the first female recipient of an artificial heart, receives a donor heart
United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp
Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil
1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
"Close-Up", Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Hossain Sabzian and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is released
MTA raised tolls on most NYC bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
Mel Hein, American football player and coach, known for american football player and coach, died on 1992-01-31.
Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo", built in 1847, burns down for the second time; re-built and re-opens in 1999
50 people die and many more injured in a suicide bombing in Sri Lanka by separatist Tamil Tigers
Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation.
STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
Alaska Airlines flight 261 MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 persons aboard.
Linebacker Ray Lewis involved in a fight resulting in the deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar. Lewis indicted 11 days later on murder and assault charges (murder charges later dropped)
The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia; 7 die when train driver has a heart attack and safety system fails
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
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.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
people are injured in a train collision in Pretoria, South Africa
Gerald Eugene Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
17-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest golfer in men's or women's golf history to be ranked No. 1 in the world
"World's Best Chef" French-Swiss Benoît Violier found dead after apparent suicide weeks after being named world's best by La Liste
Houston guard James Harden becomes first player in NBA history to log a 60-point triple-double with 60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and a block in Rockets' 114-107 win over Orlando Magic
At least 20 newborns and children have died in last two months of the cold, trying to get to the Al-Ho Syrian refugee camp according to WHO
The United Kingdom's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union and its members is governed by the Brexit withdrawal agreement and the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
British government report finds "a failure of leadership" led to parties taking place in Downing Street when UK under strict lockdown, amid a police investigation [1]
US Department of Justice fires more than a dozen federal prosecutors who investigated the January 6 riot, and many of the FBI agents who investigated the riot or participated in the search for classified documents at Donald trump's Mar-a-Lago home
Australian Open Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her second major title beating world #1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4