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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 31
- 250th: 1774 - Benjamin Franklin is dismissed from the post of Deputy Postmaster for the Northern District of the American Continent, for neglect of postal affairs, and for working for repeal of the Stamp Act. He is replaced by Hugh Finlay.
- 150th: 1874 - Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Brian Bolus; cricket player (England opening batsman early 1960s).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of James Franciscus in Clayton, Missouri, USA; actor (Mr Novak TV show, Longstreet, Hunter, Doc Elliot).
- 90th: 1934 - US President Franklin Roosevelt devalues the dollar by 40.94 percent in relation to gold by raising price to $35 per ounce (was $20.67 since 1837).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Anton Korteweg; Dutch poet (For the Good Order).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Charley Musselwhite; blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Eugene Terre Blanche; South African leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of John Inverarity; cricket player (Australian batsman 1968-72).
- 80th: 1944 - Operation Overlord (D-Day invasion of Normandy) postponed until June.
- 80th: 1944 - German submarine U-592 sunk off Ireland.
- 80th: 1944 - US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Adrian Vandenberg in Amsterdam, Netherlands; rock guitarist (Whitesnake).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus; cricket player (West Indian bat late 1970s).
- 70th: 1954 - Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at age 63.
- 70th: 1954 - Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at age 65.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Jeff Hanneman; guitarist (Slayer).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Oto Hascak; hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Remi Bouchard in Lasalle, Québec, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1989 India Open).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Sharon Cain in San Antonio, Texas, USA; team handball center back (Olympics-1996).
- 60th: 1964 - US report Smoking and Health connects smoking to lung cancer.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Bob Mulder; soccer player (Appingedam, FC Groningen).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Lorenzo Styles; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Othella Harrington; NBA forward (Houston Rockets).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Pavi Sald; ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tory Toogood; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at age 61.
- 50th: 1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at age 58.
- 50th: 1974 - McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres for US$12 million.
- 50th: 1974 - Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Flandre), dies at age 72.
- 50th: 1974 - Roger Pryor, actor (Lady by Choice), dies at age 72.
- 50th: 1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at age 91.
- 40th: 1984 - 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey.
- 40th: 1984 - Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network.
- 40th: 1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 30th: 1994 - In Spain, the Barcelona opera theater Gran Teatro del Liceo burns down.
- 30th: 1994 - German luxury car manufacturer BMW announces the purchase of Rover from British Aerospace.
- 25th: 1999 - NFL Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: John Elway, quarterback for the Denver Broncos.
- 15th: 2009 - Johanna Sigurdardottir is named new interim prime minister of Iceland by the country's coalition political parties.
- 15th: 2009 - The Porsche Museum opens in Stuttgart, Germany, with space for about 80 vehicles and 200 small exhibits.
- 15th: 2009 - The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day one).
- Girls' singles: Russian Ksenia Pervak defeats Britain's Laura Robson 6-3, 6-1.
- Boys' singles: Indian Yuki Bhambri defeats Germany's Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas 6-3, 6-1.
- Womens' singles: American Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3.
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