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  1. Mamluks

    Qaitbay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

    Friday Jan 31, 1468Cairo, Egypt

    Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from (1468–1496 C.E.).

  2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    The Release

    Thursday Jan 31, 1924India

    Gandhi was released in February 1924 for an appendicitis operation, having served only two years.

  3. Ho Chi Minh

    Tet Offensive

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1968Vietnam

    With Hồ Chí Min's permission, the Việt Cộng planned a massive Tet Offensive that would commence on 31 January 1968, with the aim of taking much of the South by force and administering a heavy blow to the American military. The offensive was executed at great cost and with heavy casualties on Việt Cộng's political branches and armed forces.

  4. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

    New Delhi Conference

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1968New Delhi, India

    The New Delhi Conference, held in February and March 1968, was a forum that allowed developing countries to reach an agreement on the basic principles of their development policies. The conference in New Delhi was an opportunity for schemes to be finally approved. The conference provided a major impetus in persuading the North to follow up UNCTAD I resolutions, in establishing generalized preferences. The target for private and official flows to LDCs was raised to 1% of the North's GNP, but the developed countries failed to commit themselves to achieve the target by a specific date. This has proven a continuing point of debate at UNCTAD conferences. The conference led to the International Sugar Agreement, which seeks to stabilize world sugar prices.

  5. Magdi Yacoub

    Performing The First Open Heart Surgery in Nigeria

    Thursday Jan 31, 1974Nigeria

    As a visiting professor to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Yacoub, Fabian Udekwu, C. H Anyanwu, FRCS and others performed the first open heart surgery in Nigeria in 1974.

  6. Iranian Revolution

    Khomeini Returned To Tehran

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1979Tehran, Iran

    Bakhtiar invited Khomeini back to Iran, with the intention of creating a Vatican-like state in the holy city of Qom, declaring that "We will soon have the honor of welcoming home the Ayatollah Khomeini". On 1 February 1979 Khomeini returned to Tehran in a chartered Air France Boeing 747. The welcoming crowd of several million Iranians was so large he was forced to take a helicopter after the car taking him from the airport was overwhelmed by an enthusiastic welcoming crowd.

  7. Ruhollah Khomeini

    Return to Iran

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1979Iran

    Two weeks later, on Thursday, 1 February 1979, Khomeini returned in triumph to Iran, welcomed by a joyous crowd estimated (by the BBC) to be of up to five million people.

  8. Hirohito

    Releasing his definitive posthumous name Shōwa Tennō

    Tuesday Jan 31, 1989Tokyo, Japan

    From January 7 until January 31, the Emperor's formal appellation was "Departed Emperor." His definitive posthumous name, Shōwa Tennō, was determined on January 13 and formally released on January 31 by Toshiki Kaifu, the prime minister.

  9. Invasion of Panama

    Operation Promote Liberty

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1990Panama

    Operation Just Cause ends, and beginning Operation Promote Liberty to rebuild the Panamanian military and civilian infrastructure.

  10. Dwayne Johnson

    A Forklift Truck

    Sunday Jan 31, 1999U.S.

    On January 31, during an episode of Sunday Night Heat, Mankind pinned The Rock using a forklift truck in an Empty Arena match to win the WWF title. This match was referred to as "Halftime Heat" as it was televised during halftime of that year's Super Bowl.

  11. Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Ibrahimović's 1st International Match

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2001Växjö, Sweden

    Ibrahimović was eligible to represent Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia at international level; he chose Sweden. He made his debut for Sweden in a 0–0 friendly draw against the Faroe Islands at Tipshallen on 31 January 2001 during the 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship.

  12. Kaká

    International debut

    Thursday Jan 31, 2002Brazil

    He made his debut for the senior Brazil squad in a friendly match against Bolivia on 31 January 2002.

  13. SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    The first international spreaded

    Friday Jan 31, 2003Guangzhou, China

    The first super-spreader, Zhou Zuofen would bring the disease to the international stage. He checked in to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital in Guangzhou on January 31. This was the same hospital where Liu Jianlun was treating the disease. The virus was soon spread to nearby hospitals while Liu would later spread the disease to Hong Kong.

  14. SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    Fourth new SARS infection in China

    Saturday Jan 31, 2004China

    On January 31, China announced the fourth case of SARS as a 40-year-old doctor from the southern city of Guangzhou.

  15. Vasily Zaitsev

    Vasily Zaytsev was reburied on Mamayev Hill in Volgograd with full military honors

    Tuesday Jan 31, 2006Volgodonsk, Russia

    On 31 January 2006, Vasily Zaytsev was reburied on Mamayev Hill in Volgograd with full military honors.

  16. Joe Biden

    2008 presidential campaign

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007U.S.

    Biden declared his candidacy for president on January 31, 2007, after having discussed running for months prior. Biden made a formal announcement to Tim Russert on Meet the Press, stating he would "be the best Biden I can be". In January 2006, Delaware newspaper columnist Harry F. Themal wrote that Biden "occupies the sensible center of the Democratic Party". Themal concludes that this is the position Biden desires and that in a campaign "he plans to stress the dangers to the security of the average American, not just from the terrorist threat, but from the lack of health assistance, crime, and energy dependence on unstable parts of the world".

  17. New York Stock Exchange

    US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007U.S.

    In 2007, US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision on January 31; NYSE announces its merger with the American Stock Exchange; NYSE Composite closes above 10,000 on June 1.

  18. BMW

    Announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount

    Thursday Jan 31, 2013Munich, Germany

    BMW Group, on 31 January 2013, announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount, which will not be revealed by either party in the future. The company is headed by Stephan Pierer (CEO of KTM). Pierer Industrie AG is 51% owner of KTM and 100% owner of Husqvarna.

  19. Internet

    ("with some caveats")

    Saturday Jan 31, 2015U.S.

    On January 31, 2015, AP News reported that the FCC will present the notion of applying ("with some caveats") Title II (common carrier) of the Communications Act of 1934 to the internet in a vote expected on February 26, 2015.

  20. Donald Trump

    Trump nominated U.S. Appeals Court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the Supreme Court

    Tuesday Jan 31, 2017Washington D.C., U.S.

    On January 31, Trump nominated U.S. Appeals Court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the Supreme Court previously held by Justice Antonin Scalia until his death on February 13, 2016.

  21. Xerox

    Xerox announced that Fujifilm had agreed to acquire a 50.1% controlling stake in the company for US$6.1 billion

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2018Japan

    On January 31, 2018, Xerox announced that Fujifilm had agreed to acquire a 50.1% controlling stake in the company for US$6.1 billion, which was to be combined into their existing joint venture Fuji Xerox (having a value of $18 billion post-acquisition).

  22. Donald Trump

    Without witness testimony

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Washington D.C., U.S.

    On January 31, the Senate voted against calling any witnesses, making this the first impeachment trial in U.S. history without witness testimony.

  23. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italy closed air traffic

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Italy

    On 31 January 2020, Italy closed all passenger air traffic between Italy and China and Taiwan. The Italian Civil Aviation Authority NOTAM says that effective 31 January, all passenger flights from China, including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and Taiwan are suspended until further notice, on request of the Italian health authorities. Aircraft that were flying to Italy when the NOTAM was published, was cleared to land. On the same day, the WHO declared that the number of infected cases is 9826 and 213 confirmed death case

  24. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    The Lancet estimation

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Amsterdam, Netherlands

    On 31 January 2020, an article in The Lancet estimated that 75,815 individuals (95% CrI 37,304–130,330) have been infected in Wuhan as of 25 January, with an estimated doubling time of 6.4 days in the period of study.

  25. Mamluks

    Qaitbay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

    Friday Jan 31, 1468Cairo, Egypt

    Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from (1468–1496 C.E.).

  26. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    The Release

    Thursday Jan 31, 1924India

    Gandhi was released in February 1924 for an appendicitis operation, having served only two years.

  27. Ho Chi Minh

    Tet Offensive

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1968Vietnam

    With Hồ Chí Min's permission, the Việt Cộng planned a massive Tet Offensive that would commence on 31 January 1968, with the aim of taking much of the South by force and administering a heavy blow to the American military. The offensive was executed at great cost and with heavy casualties on Việt Cộng's political branches and armed forces.

  28. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

    New Delhi Conference

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1968New Delhi, India

    The New Delhi Conference, held in February and March 1968, was a forum that allowed developing countries to reach an agreement on the basic principles of their development policies. The conference in New Delhi was an opportunity for schemes to be finally approved. The conference provided a major impetus in persuading the North to follow up UNCTAD I resolutions, in establishing generalized preferences. The target for private and official flows to LDCs was raised to 1% of the North's GNP, but the developed countries failed to commit themselves to achieve the target by a specific date. This has proven a continuing point of debate at UNCTAD conferences. The conference led to the International Sugar Agreement, which seeks to stabilize world sugar prices.

  29. Magdi Yacoub

    Performing The First Open Heart Surgery in Nigeria

    Thursday Jan 31, 1974Nigeria

    As a visiting professor to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Yacoub, Fabian Udekwu, C. H Anyanwu, FRCS and others performed the first open heart surgery in Nigeria in 1974.

  30. Iranian Revolution

    Khomeini Returned To Tehran

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1979Tehran, Iran

    Bakhtiar invited Khomeini back to Iran, with the intention of creating a Vatican-like state in the holy city of Qom, declaring that "We will soon have the honor of welcoming home the Ayatollah Khomeini". On 1 February 1979 Khomeini returned to Tehran in a chartered Air France Boeing 747. The welcoming crowd of several million Iranians was so large he was forced to take a helicopter after the car taking him from the airport was overwhelmed by an enthusiastic welcoming crowd.

  31. Ruhollah Khomeini

    Return to Iran

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1979Iran

    Two weeks later, on Thursday, 1 February 1979, Khomeini returned in triumph to Iran, welcomed by a joyous crowd estimated (by the BBC) to be of up to five million people.

  32. Hirohito

    Releasing his definitive posthumous name Shōwa Tennō

    Tuesday Jan 31, 1989Tokyo, Japan

    From January 7 until January 31, the Emperor's formal appellation was "Departed Emperor." His definitive posthumous name, Shōwa Tennō, was determined on January 13 and formally released on January 31 by Toshiki Kaifu, the prime minister.

  33. Invasion of Panama

    Operation Promote Liberty

    Wednesday Jan 31, 1990Panama

    Operation Just Cause ends, and beginning Operation Promote Liberty to rebuild the Panamanian military and civilian infrastructure.

  34. Dwayne Johnson

    A Forklift Truck

    Sunday Jan 31, 1999U.S.

    On January 31, during an episode of Sunday Night Heat, Mankind pinned The Rock using a forklift truck in an Empty Arena match to win the WWF title. This match was referred to as "Halftime Heat" as it was televised during halftime of that year's Super Bowl.

  35. Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Ibrahimović's 1st International Match

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2001Växjö, Sweden

    Ibrahimović was eligible to represent Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia at international level; he chose Sweden. He made his debut for Sweden in a 0–0 friendly draw against the Faroe Islands at Tipshallen on 31 January 2001 during the 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship.

  36. Kaká

    International debut

    Thursday Jan 31, 2002Brazil

    He made his debut for the senior Brazil squad in a friendly match against Bolivia on 31 January 2002.

  37. SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    The first international spreaded

    Friday Jan 31, 2003Guangzhou, China

    The first super-spreader, Zhou Zuofen would bring the disease to the international stage. He checked in to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital in Guangzhou on January 31. This was the same hospital where Liu Jianlun was treating the disease. The virus was soon spread to nearby hospitals while Liu would later spread the disease to Hong Kong.

  38. SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    Fourth new SARS infection in China

    Saturday Jan 31, 2004China

    On January 31, China announced the fourth case of SARS as a 40-year-old doctor from the southern city of Guangzhou.

  39. Vasily Zaitsev

    Vasily Zaytsev was reburied on Mamayev Hill in Volgograd with full military honors

    Tuesday Jan 31, 2006Volgodonsk, Russia

    On 31 January 2006, Vasily Zaytsev was reburied on Mamayev Hill in Volgograd with full military honors.

  40. Joe Biden

    2008 presidential campaign

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007U.S.

    Biden declared his candidacy for president on January 31, 2007, after having discussed running for months prior. Biden made a formal announcement to Tim Russert on Meet the Press, stating he would "be the best Biden I can be". In January 2006, Delaware newspaper columnist Harry F. Themal wrote that Biden "occupies the sensible center of the Democratic Party". Themal concludes that this is the position Biden desires and that in a campaign "he plans to stress the dangers to the security of the average American, not just from the terrorist threat, but from the lack of health assistance, crime, and energy dependence on unstable parts of the world".

  41. New York Stock Exchange

    US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2007U.S.

    In 2007, US President George W. Bush shows up unannounced to the Floor about an hour and a half before a Federal Open Market Committee interest-rate decision on January 31; NYSE announces its merger with the American Stock Exchange; NYSE Composite closes above 10,000 on June 1.

  42. BMW

    Announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount

    Thursday Jan 31, 2013Munich, Germany

    BMW Group, on 31 January 2013, announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount, which will not be revealed by either party in the future. The company is headed by Stephan Pierer (CEO of KTM). Pierer Industrie AG is 51% owner of KTM and 100% owner of Husqvarna.

  43. Internet

    ("with some caveats")

    Saturday Jan 31, 2015U.S.

    On January 31, 2015, AP News reported that the FCC will present the notion of applying ("with some caveats") Title II (common carrier) of the Communications Act of 1934 to the internet in a vote expected on February 26, 2015.

  44. Donald Trump

    Trump nominated U.S. Appeals Court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the Supreme Court

    Tuesday Jan 31, 2017Washington D.C., U.S.

    On January 31, Trump nominated U.S. Appeals Court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the Supreme Court previously held by Justice Antonin Scalia until his death on February 13, 2016.

  45. Xerox

    Xerox announced that Fujifilm had agreed to acquire a 50.1% controlling stake in the company for US$6.1 billion

    Wednesday Jan 31, 2018Japan

    On January 31, 2018, Xerox announced that Fujifilm had agreed to acquire a 50.1% controlling stake in the company for US$6.1 billion, which was to be combined into their existing joint venture Fuji Xerox (having a value of $18 billion post-acquisition).

  46. Donald Trump

    Without witness testimony

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Washington D.C., U.S.

    On January 31, the Senate voted against calling any witnesses, making this the first impeachment trial in U.S. history without witness testimony.

  47. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italy closed air traffic

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Italy

    On 31 January 2020, Italy closed all passenger air traffic between Italy and China and Taiwan. The Italian Civil Aviation Authority NOTAM says that effective 31 January, all passenger flights from China, including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and Taiwan are suspended until further notice, on request of the Italian health authorities. Aircraft that were flying to Italy when the NOTAM was published, was cleared to land. On the same day, the WHO declared that the number of infected cases is 9826 and 213 confirmed death case

  48. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    The Lancet estimation

    Friday Jan 31, 2020Amsterdam, Netherlands

    On 31 January 2020, an article in The Lancet estimated that 75,815 individuals (95% CrI 37,304–130,330) have been infected in Wuhan as of 25 January, with an estimated doubling time of 6.4 days in the period of study.