421 Historic Events for January 31
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| 1881 |
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Joseph A Cushman, US, palaentologist
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| 1881 |
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Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932)
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| 1882 |
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Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer
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| 1882 |
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Josephus RH van Schaik, Dutch lawyer/vice-premier
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| 1884 |
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Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady)
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| 1886 |
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Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)
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| 1889 |
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F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs and 45 wickets for England)
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| 1890 |
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Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)
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| 1891 |
Death |
Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75
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| 1891 |
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Max Drischner, composer
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| 1892 |
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Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater)
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| 1893 |
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"Westminster Gazette" begins publishing
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| 1893 |
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Freya Stark, English explorist/author
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| 1894 |
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Percy Helton, NY, actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men)
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| 1895 |
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Jos‚ Mart¡ and others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba
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| 1901 |
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Boer general John Smuts and De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
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| 1901 |
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Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer
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| 1901 |
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Blaz Arnic, composer
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| 1901 |
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Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater
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| 1901 |
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Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montr‚al Shamrocks in 2 for Stanley Cup
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| 1902 |
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Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982)
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| 1902 |
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Jean C M Picart le Doux, France, carpet designer
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| 1902 |
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Julian H Steward, US anthropologist/professor
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| 1903 |
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Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine)
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| 1903 |
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Tallulah Bankhead, Huntsville Ala, actress (Lifeboat, Die Die Darling)
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