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What happened in history on this day: January 31?
On January 31 in ...
- 1904 - Béla Bartók's symphony "Kossuth" premieres.
- 1993 - In Pasadena, California, the NFL's Super Bowl XXVII is played. The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 52-17. Most Valuable Player: Troy Aikman, quarterback of Dallas. Michael Jackson performs at the halftime show.
Births on January 31
- 1797 - Birth of Franz Peter Schubert in Lichtenthal, Austria; composer (Unfinished Symphony).
- 1915 - Birth of Bobby Hackett in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; trumpeteer/orchestra leader (Air Time '57).
- 1921 - Birth of Mario Lanza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans), singer ("Be My Love", "The Loveliest Night of the Year", "Because You're Mine").
- 1928 - Birth of Chuck Willis; rock vocalist ("C C Rider").
- 1936 - Birth of Marvin Junior; singer (Dells - "Oh What a Night").
- 1944 - Birth of Charley Musselwhite; blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog).
- 1946 - Birth of Terry Kath; rocker (Chicago - "If You Leave Me Now").
- 1951 - Birth of Harry Wayne "KC" Casey; rock vocalist (KC and Sunshine Band - "Give It").
- 1951 - Birth of Phil Collins in England; singer/drummer (Genesis - "Against All Odds").
- 1951 - Birth of Phil Manzanera; rock guitarist (Roxy Music - "Let's Stick Together").
- 1953 - Birth of Aart Mol; Dutch bassist (Catapult).
- 1954 - Birth of Adrian Vandenberg in Amsterdam, Netherlands; rock guitarist (Whitesnake).
- 1956 - Birth of Johnny Rotten [John Lydon]; rocker (Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen").
- 1958 - Birth of Tom Schuman; pianist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance").
- 1961 - Birth of Lloyd Cole; guitar/vocals (and the Commotions - "Rattlesnakes").
- 1963 - Birth of Scott Ian Rosenfeld in Bayside, New York, USA; rocker (Anthrax - "Protest and Survive").
- 1964 - Birth of Jeff Hanneman; guitarist (Slayer).
- 1966 - Birth of Al Jaworsky AKA Alan Doughty; pop bassist (Jesus Jones).
- 1981 - Death of Cozy Cole; American jazz drummer (Topsy Part II) (born 1909).
Deaths on January 31
- 1972 - Death of Howard Barlow at age 79; orchestra leader and musical director (CBS radio, The March of Time, Voice of Firestoneradio and TV show).
- 1997 - Death of Eve Lister at age 84; actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park).
- 2000 - Death of Si (Simon) Zentner of leukimia at age 83; American trombonist, bandleader ("Up a Lazy River" (1961)).
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