1206 — Battle of Rusion
On 31 January 1206, Bulgarian forces defeated a Latin Empire army near Rusion, in present-day Turkey. The Latin troops had left their fortress the previous evening.
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The published January 31 chronology runs from 1206 to 2026, a span of 820 years. It contains 133 sourced records across 50 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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- War & conflict: Battle of Rusion (1206) and Battle of Aden (2018) (2018) appear 812 years apart in this collection.
- Politics & society: Wisselbank of Amsterdam established (1609) and Sultan Abdullah is sworn in as Malaysia’s 16th king (2019) appear 410 years apart in this collection.
- Science & discovery: London Lock Hospital begins admitting patients (1747) and The Soviet Union launches Luna 9 (1966) appear 219 years apart in this collection.
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January 31 historical events
1208 — Battle of Lena
The Battle of Lena occurred on January 31, 1208, and probably took place near Kungslena (58°14′N 13°50′E / 58.233°N 13.833°E), which is located in the Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden. It was an important battle between the Danish-backed former Swedish King Sverker II of Sweden and Prince Eric. Danish King Valdemar the Victorious provided Sverker with a large army; medieval sources estimate the size of the force at 12,000 to 18,000. The defending Swedish force numbered between 7,000 and 10,000, and were additionally backed up by a small number of Norwegian auxiliaries. The Swedes won, according to legend aided by Odin, and Sverker fled to Denmark.
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1266 — Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266
The Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266 was a rebellion by the Muslim populations (Mudéjares) in the Lower Andalusia and Murcia regions of the Crown of Castile. The rebellion was in response to Castile's policy of relocating Muslim populations from these regions and was partially instigated by Muhammad I of Granada. The rebels were aided by the independent Emirate of Granada, while the Castilians were allied with Aragon.
The Mudéjar of Murcia, who had rebelled against the Crown of Castile during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266, surrender the city to James I of Aragon after a siege lasting a month.
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1575 — Siege of Malacca (1575)
The siege of Malacca occurred in 1575, when the Sultan of Aceh attacked the Portuguese city of Malacca. The Catholic forces resisted the attack and the Muslims were routed.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
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1578 — Spanish forces win the Battle of Gembloux
On 31 January 1578, Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria defeated the Netherlandish rebel army at Gembloux, in present-day Belgium, during the Eighty Years’ War.
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1606 — Death of Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated in York; his father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic.
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1609 — Wisselbank of Amsterdam established
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. It was the first public bank to offer accounts not directly convertible to coin. As such, it has been described by some as the first true central bank, even though that view is not uniformly shared.
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1747 — London Lock Hospital begins admitting patients
The London Lock Hospital opened in Grosvenor Place to treat people with sexually transmitted diseases. It was a voluntary hospital supported by charitable donations.
January 31 is the Old Style date used in London at the time, equivalent to February 11, 1747 in the Gregorian calendar.
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1748 — Action of 31 January 1748
The Action of 31 January 1748 was a minor naval battle of the War of Austrian Succession between two British Royal naval ships and a French naval ship of the line. The battle ended with the capture of the French ship of the line Le Magnanime. In January 1748, Le Magnanime left Brest for the East Indies. She was partially dismasted in a storm off the coast of Ushant and while limping back to Brest, she was spotted by a British fleet under Edward Hawke.
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1779 — Action of 31 January 1779
The action of 31 January 1779 was a naval engagement that took place off the coast of Brittany during the American Revolutionary War between a Royal Navy frigate HMS Apollo and the French Navy frigate Oiseau. The action resulted in the British capture of the French vessel.
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1782 — 1782 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1782 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on January 31, 1782, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Candidate and former Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives John Mathews was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly after their initial choice Christopher Gadsden declined to take the office. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1783 — 1783 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1783 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on January 31, 1783, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Benjamin Guerard was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1812 — Hong Kyŏngnae's Rebellion
Hong Kyŏngnae's Rebellion (Korean: 홍경래의 난; Hanja: 洪景來의 亂) was a peasant revolt that occurred between 31 January 1812 and 29 May 1812 in Joseon. It was led by Hong Kyŏngnae and the upperclass yangban of Pyeongan Province, who were unhappy with a tax regime based on government-administered high-interest loans. Impoverished farmers joined them following a year of exceptionally poor harvest, when they were forced nonetheless to contribute to a "grain fund".
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1814 — Gervasio Antonio de Posadas takes office as Supreme Director
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas took the oath as Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The new office replaced the collective executive of the Second Triumvirate.
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1846 — Milwaukee incorporated as a city
On 31 January 1846, the city of Milwaukee was formed in Wisconsin, United States, after the previous year’s bridge dispute between its settlements.
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1862 — Alvan Graham Clark observes Sirius B
While testing a telescope in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, Alvan Graham Clark saw a faint star close to Sirius. The sighting confirmed the existence of a companion that Friedrich Bessel had inferred from Sirius’s motion.
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1865 — Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18, 1865.
American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submits it to the states for ratification.
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1865 — Confederate Senate confirms Lee as general-in-chief
On January 31, 1865, the Confederate Senate confirmed President Jefferson Davis’s nomination of Robert E. Lee as general-in-chief of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War. Lee’s formal assumption of command followed in February.
This records the Senate’s January 31 confirmation, distinct from the February appointment and command orders.
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1866 — Battle of Pehuajó
The Battle of Pehuajó, also known as the battles of Corrales or Itati, was fought during the Paraguayan War on 31 January 1866 in Corrientes Province, Argentina. Paraguayan forces attacked advanced Argentine and Uruguayan battalions near Corrales.
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1868 — Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi (鳥羽・伏見の戦い, Toba-Fushimi no Tatakai) occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or fourth year of Keiō, first month, 3rd day, according to the lunar calendar), when the forces of the shogunate and the allied forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa Domains clashed near Fushimi, a town near Kyoto, the sacred capital, and fighting progressed to the Toba road leading to Osaka, with the initial rout of the Satsuma from Fushimi.
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1874 — Battle of Amoaful
The Battle of Amoaful was fought on 31 January 1874 during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War when Sir Garnet Wolseley defeated the Ashantis after strong resistance. The attack was led by the 42nd Regiment of Foot. At Amoaful, one combat post-mortem pays tribute to the Ashanti commander: "The great Chief Amanquatia was among the killed.
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1876 — Voting closes in the Canary Islands for Spain’s 1876 general election
The Canary Islands completed their voting on January 31 in a separate round of Spain’s 1876 parliamentary election.
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1878 — Battle of Vranje
The Battle of Vranje, or the Liberation of Vranje (Serbian: Ослобођење Врања / Oslobođenje Vranja), represented one of the final stages of the second phase of the Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–78). At the beginning of the war, the Serbian army began the offensive in what is today South Serbia. After the Battle of Grdelicaа, the Serbian army managed to break into the Masurica Valley leaving the road to Vranje open and unguarded.
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1891 — 31 January 1891 revolt
The 31 January 1891 revolt was the first attempt by republicans to overthrow the monarchy in Portugal. The revolt took place in the form of a military uprising in the country's second city of Porto.
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1901 — Chekhov’s Three Sisters premieres in Moscow
On 31 January 1901, Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters opened at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
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1915 — German gas-shell attack at Bolimów
On January 31, 1915, German forces used artillery shells containing tear gas against Russian troops near Bolimów, in present-day Poland, during the First World War.
This records the dated gas-shell attack, not the whole multi-week Battle of Humin-Bolimów.
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1918 — Suinula massacre during the Finnish Civil War
On 31 January 1918, surrendered White Guards were shot at Suinula in Kangasala, Finland, during the Finnish Civil War. The shooting killed and wounded members of the surrendered group.
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1918 — Battle of May Island
The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents that occurred during Operation E.C.1 in 1918. Named after the Isle of May, a nearby island in the Firth of Forth, the "battle" consisted of a disastrous series of accidents amongst Royal Navy vessels on their way from Rosyth, Scotland, to fleet exercises in the North Sea.
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1919 — Battle of Paju
The Battle of Paju (Estonian: Paju lahing) was fought in Paju, near Valga, Estonia, on 31 January 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. After heavy fighting, the Tartu-Valga group of the Estonian Army pushed the Red Latvian Riflemen out of the Paju Manor. It was the fiercest battle in the early period of war. Estonian commander Julius Kuperjanov fell in the fighting.
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1920 — Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920
The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920 was a by-election held on 31 January 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne. The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Stanley, who was ennobled as Baron Ashfield. The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sir Walter de Frece, who held the seat with a massively reduced majority. British Pathe has a newsreel clip of Sir Walter Frece campaigning in the by-election with his wife.
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1921 — West Siberian rebellion
The West Siberian rebellion was the largest of the Russian peasant uprisings against the nascent Bolshevik state. It began in early 1921 and was defeated at the end of 1922, due in part to the brutal repression of the militarily superior Red Army, and the famine that the region suffered.
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1925 — 1925 Albanian presidential election
The 1925 Albanian presidential election marked the first presidential election held on 31 January 1925 in Albania, electing the first president of Albania. The incumbent prime minister Ahmet Zogu won the election in a vote conducted by the parliament of Albania. Zogu was sworn in for his first seven-year term on 1 February 1925. It marked the first and last presidential election before Zogu was proclaimed the King of Albania on 1 September 1928.
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1931 — 1931 Parkes by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parkes on 31 January 1931. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Edward McTiernan to take a seat on the High Court. The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Charles Marr, who had represented the seat from 1919 until his defeat by McTiernan in 1929.
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1931 — Birth of Chen Weishou
On 31 January 1931, Chen Weishou, an entomologist, was born.
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1936 — 1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
The 1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 27 to 31 January 1936 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.
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1941 — Attack on Convoy AN 14
The Attack on Convoy AN 14 was a naval engagement during World War II between a British naval force defending a convoy of merchant ships, which had departed from Port Said and Alexandria to Piraeus and two Italian torpedo boats who intercepted them north of Crete on 31 January 1941. The Italian vessels, Lupo and Libra, launched two torpedoes each. The torpedoes fired by Libra missed their target but one from Lupo hit and disabled for the rest of the war the 8,120 long tons (8,250 t) British tanker Desmoulea which had to be towed to Suda Bay in Crete and beached.
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1941 — Battle of Agordat (1941)
The Battle of Agordat was fought near Agordat in Eritrea from 26 to 31 January 1941, by the Italian army and Royal Corps of Colonial Troops against British, Commonwealth and Indian forces, during the East African Campaign of the Second World War. The British had the advantage of breaking Italian codes and cyphers before the offensive and received copious amounts of information from Italian sources on the order of battle and plans of the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) and the Italian army.
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1942 — Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive
The Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European Theatre of World War II; it took place between 18 and 31 January 1942. The Red Army advanced 90–100 kilometres (56–62 mi) and destroyed 3 German divisions (298th, 68 and 257th Infantry Divisions). According to Soviet data, Nazi Germany lost 25,000 soldiers. According to German sources, some 5,000 soldiers were lost.
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1942 — The last Allied troops withdraw from Malaya to Singapore
The last organized Allied troops in Malaya crossed the Johor–Singapore Causeway into Singapore as Japanese forces advanced. Allied engineers then blew a gap in the crossing to slow a Japanese attack on the island.
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1943 — Death of Loa Ho
On 31 January 1943, Loa Ho, a writer, died.
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1944 — Battle of Shaggy Ridge
The Battle of the Shaggy Ridge was part of the Finisterre Range campaign, consisting of a number of actions fought by Australian and Japanese troops in Papua New Guinea in World War II. Following the Allied capture of Lae and Nadzab, the Australian 9th Division had been committed to a quick follow up action on the Huon Peninsula in an effort to cut off the withdrawing Japanese.
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1944 — Tom Morel assigned to collect RAF drops at Glières
On 31 January 1944, Lieutenant Tom Morel was assigned to collect Royal Air Force supply drops with 100 men on the Glières Plateau in France, as Resistance fighters gathered there.
This records Morel’s dated assignment, not the creation of all French Resistance activity or the later German assault.
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1944 — U.S. forces begin landing on the Kwajalein Atoll
U.S. forces landed on small islands around Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The opening landings helped secure approaches for assaults on the main islands.
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1945 — Battle of Hill 170
The Battle of Hill 170 was a battle between the British 3rd Commando Brigade and the Japanese 54th Division during the Second World War. The battle was fought in January 1945, as part of the Burma Campaign. The 3rd Commando Brigade were given the task of assaulting the Arakan Peninsula at Myebon. Here they were to take and hold the dominant features of the southern Chin Hills.
World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
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1945 — Battle for the Kapelsche Veer
The Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, also known as Operation Elephant took place between 26–31 January 1945. It was fought between the German Wehrmacht and allied troops at the Kapelsche Veer – a ferry crossing of the River Meuse near the village of Capelle in the province North Brabant of the Netherlands. The Wehrmacht had occupied the Netherlands since May 1940, having conquered the country during the Battle of France.
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1945 — US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War
Edward Donald Slovik (February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945) was an American soldier who was court-martialed and executed for desertion during World War II. He was the only US serviceman to have met such a fate since the American Civil War, though in 1902, during the American-Philippine War, two American soldiers (Edmund DuBose and Lewis Russell) of the 9th Cavalry Regiment were executed for "desertion to the enemy".
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1946 — Vietnam authorizes its first independent banknotes
A decree authorized the issuance of Vietnamese banknotes in areas south of the 16th parallel. The notes were introduced in stages.
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1949 — Pingjin campaign
The Pingjin campaign (simplified Chinese: 平津战役; traditional Chinese: 平津戰役; pinyin: Píngjīn Zhànyì), also known as the Battle of Pingjin and also officially known in Chinese Communist historiography as the Liberation of Beijing and Tianjin was part of the three major campaigns launched by the People's Liberation Army during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War against the Government of the Republic of China.
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1949 — Karen conflict
The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups. Karen nationalists have been fighting for an independent state, known as Kawthoolei, since 1949. The Karen National Union (KNU) and its Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) are the most prominent Karen rebel groups.
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1949 — The daytime serial These Are My Children debuts on NBC
Irna Phillips’s live daytime drama debuted from NBC’s Chicago station. Episodes were short and ran on weekdays, bringing a format familiar from radio to television.
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1951 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 90
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 31 January 1951. It resolved to remove the item "Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea" from the list of matters of which the Council is seized.
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1953 — North Sea flood of 1953
The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch: Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm that occurred on the night of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday, 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm over the North Sea caused a storm tide; the combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure led to a water level of more than 5.6 metres (18.4 ft) above mean sea level in some locations. The flood and waves overwhelmed sea defences and caused extensive flooding.
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1954 — 1954 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 31 January 1954 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1957 — 1957 Pacoima mid-air collision
On January 31, 1957, a Douglas DC-7B operated by Douglas Aircraft Company was involved in a mid-air collision with a United States Air Force Northrop F-89 Scorpion and crashed into the schoolyard of Pacoima Junior High School located in Pacoima, a suburban area in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.
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1958 — Explorer 1 launches from Cape Canaveral
On 31 January 1958 at about 10:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Explorer 1 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, becoming the first successfully launched US satellite. Data from its cosmic-ray detector later contributed to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
January 31 is the local Eastern Standard Time launch date; it was February 1 in GMT. This records the launch, not a completed discovery or announcement of the radiation belts that same day.
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1960 — 1960 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 31 January 1960 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1961 — Ham the chimpanzee flies on Mercury-Redstone 2
A Mercury capsule carrying Ham the chimpanzee lifted off from Cape Canaveral for a suborbital flight. Ham was recovered safely after splashdown.
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1965 — 1965 Laotian coups
The 1965 Laotian coups were two separate coups that struck the Kingdom of Laos at the same time, on 31 January 1965. General Phoumi Nosavan, a participant in four prior coups, had been deprived of troop command as a result; nevertheless, he managed to come up with troops for another try at overthrowing the Royal Lao Government.
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1966 — The Soviet Union launches Luna 9
Luna 9 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on an uncrewed mission to the Moon. It later made the first successful soft landing on the lunar surface and sent back photographs.
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1967 — Revolutionary committee announced in Heilongjiang
On January 31, 1967, Red Guards in Heilongjiang, China, gathered and announced the establishment of a revolutionary committee. It was renamed the Heilongjiang Revolutionary Committee in March.
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1967 — Birth of Joey Wong
On 31 January 1967, Joey Wong, an actress, was born.
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1968 — Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) launched a surprise attack on 30 and 31 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies, targeting military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam.
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1968 — Tet Offensive attack on the United States embassy
On 31 January 1968, a 15-man Viet Cong (VC) sapper team attempted to seize the embassy of the United States in Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, at the start of the VC's Tet Offensive. While the VC successfully penetrated the embassy compound, they were unable to enter the chancery building and were pinned down by security forces, with the three survivors eventually surrendering to US forces.
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1968 — Nauru becomes independent
On 31 January 1968, Nauru became independent. Under the Nauru Independence Act 1967, Australia relinquished its authority over the island on the proclaimed independence day.
The act was passed in 1967; January 31, 1968 is the date of independence, not the date the act passed.
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1971 — Apollo 14
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the United States Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions," targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks. Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on January 31, 1971 at 4:04:02 p.m. local time after a 40-minute, 2 second delay due to launch site weather restrictions, the first such delay in the Apollo program.
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1972 — China and Malta establish diplomatic relations
China and Malta established diplomatic relations. Their representatives signed a joint communiqué in Rome.
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1974 — Laju incident
The Laju incident, also known as the Laju ferry hijacking, occurred on 31 January 1974 in Singapore. Four armed men from the militant groups Japanese Red Army and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacked the Shell oil refinery complex on Pulau Bukom and later hijacked the ferryboat Laju and took its five crew members hostage.
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1978 — Holy Crown of Hungary goes on public display
On 31 January 1978, the Holy Crown of Hungary and the coronation regalia went on public display at the Hungarian National Museum in Hungary. They had been returned from the United States earlier that month.
The display opened on January 31; the return ceremony took place on January 6.
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1982 — 1982 Charity Shield (NSL)
The 1982 Charity Shield was the second and final Charity Shield (NSL), a soccer match played between the winners of the previous season's National Soccer League champion and NSL Cup winner. It took place at Richlands Stadium in Brisbane on 31 January 1982, between Sydney City and Brisbane Lions. Sydney City won 3–1, winning the final Charity Shield.
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1987 — 8th Yokohama Film Festival
The 8th Yokohama Film Festival (第8回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 31 January 1987 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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1988 — Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1987 season. The Redskins defeated the Broncos by the score of 42–10, winning their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 31, 1988, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, which was the first time that the Super Bowl was played there.
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1990 — United States invasion of Panama
The United States invasion of Panama began in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking. The operation, codenamed Operation Just Cause, concluded in late January 1990 with the surrender of Noriega.
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1995 — Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural (70kg/154lbs weight class) Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing five countries. The tournament winner was Hiromu Yoshitaka who defeated Ron Belliveau in the final. The event was held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Wednesday, 31 January 1995.
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1996 — Colombo Central Bank bombing
The Central Bank bombing was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks carried out by the LTTE during the Separatist civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers.The attack took place on January 31, 1996, in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo. A truck (42-6452) containing about 440 pounds of high explosives crashed through the main gate of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, a seaside high-rise which managed most of the financial business of the country. As gunmen traded fire with security guards, the suicide bomber in the lorry detonated the massive bomb, which tore through the bank and damaged eight other buildings nearby .
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1997 — Pestovo ambush
The Pestovo ambush was an attack perpetrated by Serbian Police Units (MUP) to eliminate Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) founder Zahir Pajaziti and his fellow commanders Edmond Hoxha and Hakif Zejnullahu. It resulted in the deaths of all three commanders.
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1998 — Hostile City Showdown (1998)
Hostile City Showdown was the fifth Hostile City Showdown professional wrestling supercard produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on January 31, 1998 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Hostile City Showdown aired on the February 4, February 11, and February 18 episodes of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV.
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1998 — 1998 Heineken Cup final
The 1998 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1997–98 Heineken Cup, the third season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 31 January 1998 at the Stade du Parc Lescure in Bordeaux. The match was contested by Bath of England and Brive of France. Bath won the match 19–18.
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1999 — 1999 PP national party congress
The People's Party (PP) held its 13th national congress in Madrid from 29 to 31 January 1999, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress.
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2000 — 2000 general election in Dominica
General elections were held in Dominica on 31 January 2000. The Dominica Labour Party won 10 of the 21 seats, the United Workers’ Party won 9, and the Dominica Freedom Party won 2.
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2000 — Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport near Seattle, Washington, United States, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. On January 31, 2000, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating the flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, while attempting to divert to Los Angeles International Airport.
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2001 — Japan Airlines mid-air near miss over Suruga Bay
Two Japan Airlines aircraft came dangerously close above Suruga Bay, Japan. Evasive maneuvers prevented a collision, but passengers aboard one of the aircraft were injured.
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2003 — Waterfall rail accident
The Waterfall rail accident was a train accident that occurred on 31 January 2003 near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. The train derailed, killing seven people aboard, including the train driver.
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2004 — UFC 46
UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
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2005 — 2005 Kurdistan Region governorate elections
The Kurdistan Region Governorate Council elections of 2005 were held on 31 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi legislative elections of January 2005 and the Kurdistan Region legislative elections of January 2005. The elections were held to choose 41 council members for each of the three governorates of Kurdistan Region, that is Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorates.
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2009 — Molo fire
An oil spill ignition occurred in Molo, Kenya, on January 31, 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 113 people and critical injuries to over 200 more. The incident occurred when an oil spill from an overturned truck burst into flames as onlookers attempted to obtain remnants of the spilled fuel for personal use. Rescuers suggested the cause to be static electricity, an accidentally-discarded cigarette, or an individual angered at a police blockade who sought vengeance. Police have described the carnage as Kenya's worst disaster in recent times, occurring in a country hit by frequent fuel shortages and just days after a supermarket fire killed 25.
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2009 — Karbala governorate election, 2009
The Karbala governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Najaf governorate election, 2009
The Najaf governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Al Muthanna governorate election, 2009
The Al Muthanna governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Basra governorate election, 2009
The Basra governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Wasit governorate election, 2009
The Wasit governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Dhi Qar governorate election, 2009
The Dhi Qar governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Diyala governorate election, 2009
The Diyala governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Maysan governorate election, 2009
The Maysan governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election, 2009
The Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Iraqi governorate elections, 2009
Governorate or provincial elections were held in Iraq on 31 January 2009, to replace the local councils in fourteen of the eighteen governorates of Iraq that were elected in the Iraqi governorate elections of 2005. 14,431 candidates - including 3,912 women - contested 440 seats. The candidates came from over 400 parties - 75% of which were newly formed.
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2009 — Al Anbar governorate election, 2009
The Al Anbar Governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Baghdad governorate election, 2009
The Baghdad governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — Babil governorate election, 2009
The Babil governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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2009 — UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts. It was the second UFC event of 2009 and took place on the weekend of Super Bowl XLIII.
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2009 — 2009 Nineveh governorate election
The Nineveh Governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk Governorate.
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2009 — 2009 Saladin governorate election
The Saladin governorate election of 2009, was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk Governorate.
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2009 — Caged Collision
Caged Collision was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on January 31, 2009, at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, and aired on pay-per-view on April 17, 2009. Nine matches took place the event's card, with seven that aired on the broadcast.
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2010 — Royal Rumble (2010)
Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XXVI) for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship. Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event.
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2010 — 2010 Africa Cup of Nations final
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was contested by Ghana and Egypt. Egypt won the title for the seventh time by beating Ghana 1–0.
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2012 — Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012
A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu. Primary elections were held on November 8, 2011, with the Democrats selecting state senator Suzanne Bonamici and the Republicans selecting businessman Rob Cornilles. Bonamici was declared the winner almost as soon as the ballot deadline expired at 8 pm PST. She carried every county in the district except Yamhill County, which Cornilles won by a seven-point margin.
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2012 — Likud leadership election, 2012
An election for the leadership of Likud was held on 31 January 2012.
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2012 — 2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election
The 2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election took place on January 31, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Jack Seiler ran for re-election to a second term, and was challenged by Earl Rynerson, the owner of a tile company who lost to Seiler in 2009. Rynerson recruited a third candidate, construction worker Gabriel Crimi, which rescheduled the election from March 13, 2012, to the date of the Republican presidential primary.
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2012 — Battle of Niafunké
On 31 January, at approx. 6:45 A.M, the Malian military cantonment in Niafunké comes under attack by elements of the MNLA. The military camp located in the town undergoes a fierce assault by rebels. A Malian soldier is reported killed. Next military reinforcements nearby are called in for assistance but are ambushed by rebels. After several hours of a standoff the MNLA relinquishes siege of the camp.
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2012 — 2012 Florida Republican presidential primary
The 2012 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on January 31, 2012.
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2013 — 2013 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election
The 2013 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 31 January 2013, following the retirement of the previous Speaker Lockwood Smith. The election resulted in the election of National Party MP David Carter.
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2014 — 2013 Supercopa Argentina
The 2013 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 2nd edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Vélez Sarsfield beat Arsenal 1–0 in San Luis and won the cup.
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2015 — UFC 183
UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2015 — 2015 AFC Asian Cup final
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which took place on 31 January 2015 at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, to determine the winner of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. It was played between South Korea and the hosts Australia. Australia won the match 2–1 in extra time and qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
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2015 — 2015 Davenport state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Davenport in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 31 January 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party of Australia MP and former Liberal leader Iain Evans, who retained the seat at the 2014 election on a 58.1 (−2.8) percent two-party-preferred vote.
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2015 — 2015 Queensland state election
The 2015 Queensland state election was held on 31 January 2015 to elect all 89 members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The centre-right Liberal National Party (LNP), led by Premier Campbell Newman, attempted to win a second term but was defeated by the opposition centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk.
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2015 — ACB 13: Poland vs. Russia
On January 31, 2015, ACB 13: Poland vs. Russia took place at the Orlen Arena in Płock, Poland.
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2015 — Daraa offensive (January 2015)
The Daraa offensive (January 2015), was a rebel offensive launched in Daraa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, in an attempt to capture the remaining Army positions in Shaykh Maskin, and thus secure the Daraa–Damascus highway, and other positions in Daraa province.
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2015 — 2015 Piala Sumbangsih
The 2015 Piala Sumbangsih was the 30th edition of the Piala Sumbangsih, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup. The game was played between Pahang, winners of the 2014 Malaysia Cup, and Johor Darul Ta'zim, champions of the 2014 Malaysia Super League. Watched by a crowd of 25,000 at Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 2–0.
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2015 — 2015 Italian presidential election
The 2015 Italian presidential election was held on 29–31 January, following the resignation of President Giorgio Napolitano on 14 January 2015. The office was held at the time of the election by Senate President Pietro Grasso in an acting capacity. Only members of Italian Parliament and regional delegates are entitled to vote.
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2016 — El Protector (2016)
El Protector (2016) was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 31, 2016 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The 2016 El Protector was the fifth annual event produced under that name and the third to be held in January. The focal point of the show was the El Protector tag team tournament where eight teams composed of a "rookie" and a "vet" team up to compete for a trophy. The 2016 El Protector was won by Herodes Jr. and Atomic Star.
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2016 — 2016 W-League grand final
The 2016 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2015–16 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season. The match took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 31 January 2016 and was played between league premiers Melbourne City and two-time premiers of the league Sydney FC.
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2016 — 2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack
The Al Anad Air Base missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and Houthi militants with a ballistic missile against a military camp in the Al Anad Air Base that was being used by troops of the Saudi-led coalition, in Lahij Governorate.
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2016 — 2016 Sundance Film Festival
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31, 2016. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 2, 2015. The opening night film was Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. The closing night film was Louis Black and Karen Bernstein's Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny.
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2018 — Battle of Aden (2018)
The Battle of Aden was a conflict between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Yemeni government around the headquarters in Aden.
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2018 — Alianza Lima wins the Supercopa Movistar
On 31 January 2018, Alianza Lima defeated Sport Boys 1–0 in the Supercopa Movistar at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru.
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2019 — 2019 Ayawaso West by-election
The Ayawaso West by-election took place on 31 January 2019 after the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 November 2018. Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected with 69% of the vote.
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2019 — Guerra de Dinastías
The Guerra de Dinastías (literally "War of the Dynasties", or "War of the Families") show is a major lucha libre supercard show produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The show was sanctioned by Promotores Asociados de Lucha Libre ("Wrestling Promoters Association"; PALL) and took place on January 31, 2019, in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico.
State of Mexico, Mexico · Naucalpan, Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-24
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2019 — Sultan Abdullah is sworn in as Malaysia’s 16th king
Sultan Abdullah of Pahang took the oath as Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers had elected him a week earlier.
Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
2020 — Road to M-1 USA 4
On January 31, 2020, Road to M-1 USA 4 took place at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States.
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2023 — Boeing hands over the final 747 to Atlas Air
Boeing and Atlas Air marked delivery of the last 747 at the Everett factory. The aircraft was a 747-8 freighter.
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2024 — 2024 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2024 Supercopa Uruguaya, officially known as the 2024 Supercopa Uruguaya – 300 Años de Montevideo, was the seventh edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 31 January 2024 between the 2023 Primera División champions Liverpool and the 2023 Torneo Intermedio runners-up Defensor Sporting at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera in Montevideo. Liverpool defeated Defensor Sporting 1–0 to win their third Supercopa Uruguaya title.
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2025 — Med Jets Flight 056
Med Jets Flight 056 was a medevac flight from Northeast Philadelphia Airport to Tijuana International Airport with a planned refueling stop at Springfield–Branson National Airport, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance. On January 31, 2025, a Learjet 55 operating that flight crashed in the Castor Gardens neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board and two people on the ground.
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2026 — Royal Rumble (2026)
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh (Arabic: رويال رامبل, romanized: ruyal rambil), was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 39th annual Royal Rumble and took place on January 31, 2026, at Riyadh Season Stadium, a purpose-built temporary outdoor stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the 2025–2026 Riyadh Season.
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