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1865 : Abolition of slavery in the U.S.


After the Senate in 1864, the House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery.

1953 : North Sea flood


On the night of 31 January to 1 February 1953, high winds over 160 km/h on a severe depression have boosted water levels at an exceptional level, broken sea walls, and caused massive flooding mainly in the Netherlands but also in England and Belgium. Over 2000 people died, tens of thousands of animals were drowned and 50000 buildings destroyed. The water remained for months over thousands of km2 of arable land. Following the disaster, the Dutch developed an ambitious program of dikes.

1968 : Tet Offensive


On 31 January 1968, during the Tet festival, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong attacked simultaneously 100 cities throughout South Vietnam. Although taken by surprise, U.S. troops and South vietnamese quickly contained the attacks and losses among Viet Cong were very important. On the other side, it caused a radical change in American opinion toward war.

1990 : McDonald's goes to Moscow


On 18 December 1990, the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opened in Moscow. This symbol of American capitalism showed the upheaval taking place in the country at the end of the Gorbachev era.

Cita del día : 31 Enero

Abraham Lincoln
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

Cumpleaños : 31 Enero

Franz Schubert, Compositor austriaco (1797)
Theodore William Richards, Químico estadounidense, premio Nobel (1868)
Irving Langmuir, Químico estadounidense, premio Nobel (1881)
Tallulah Bankhead, Actriz americana (1902)
John O'Hara, Escritor americano (1905)
Jackie Robinson, Jugador de béisbol estadounidense (1919)
John Agar, Actor americano (1921)
Carol Channing, Actriz americana (1921)
Joanne Dru, Actriz americana (1922)
Rudolf Mössbauer, Físico alemán, premio Nobel (1929)
Jean Simmons, Actriz Inglés (1930)
Kenzaburo Oe, Escritor japonés, Premio Nobel (1935)
Philip Glass, Compositor estadounidense (1937)
Suzanne Pleshette, Actriz americana (1937)
Beatrix, Reina de los Países Bajos (1938)
Daniela Bianchi, Actriz italiana (1942)
Terry Kath, Músico estadounidense (Chicago) (1946)
John Lydon, Cantante Inglés (Sex Pistols, PiL) (1956)
Shirley Babashoff, Nadador estadounidense (1957)
Anthony LaPaglia, Actor australiano (1959)
Kelly Lynch, Actriz americana (1959)
Joey Wong, Actriz taiwanesa (1967)
Minnie Driver, Actriz británica (1970)
Justin Timberlake, Cantante (1981)
Andreas Görlitz, Jugador de fútbol alemán (1982)
Allan McGregor, Jugador de fútbol de Escocia (1982)
Nicolò De Cesare, Futbolista italiano (1990)
Jacopo Fortunato, Futbolista italiano (1990)

Nos han dejado un 31 Enero

Joost Bürgi, Relojero y matemático suizo (1632)
Marriott Arbuthnot, Almirante británico (1794)
John Galsworthy, Escritor Inglés, Premio Nobel (1933)
Jean Giraudoux, Escritor francés (1944)
Edwin Howard Armstrong, Inventor de la radio FM (1954)
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Economista noruego, Premio Nobel (1973)
Samuel Goldwyn, Productor de cine (1974)
Barış Manço, Cantante turco (1999)
Gordon R. Dickson, Escritor canadiense (2001)
Eleanor Holm, Nadador estadounidense (2004)
Moira Shearer, Actriz escocesa (2006)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed