On January 31, history records 46 notable events, 181 famous births and 87 deaths, spanning the years 314 to 1849.
Events on this day include: Pope Sylvester I succeeds Pope Miltiades. (314); France cedes Naples to Aragon. (1504).
Notable people born on January 31 include Taejo of Goryeo (877), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543).
Notable figures who died on this day include Máedóc of Ferns (632), Hemma (876), Theodore II of Constantinople (1216).
Events on 31 January 46
See all →Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James.
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina).
After the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unify as the City of Milwaukee.
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Birthdays on 31 January 181
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Deaths on 31 January 87
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