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What happened in history on this day: January 31?
On January 31 in ...
- 1949 - First daytime soap on TV These Are My Children (NBC in Chicago, Illinois, USA).
- 1958 - NBC TV debuts game show Jackpot Bowling, with host Leo Durocher.
- 1988 - ABC airs the first episode of the family sitcom The Wonder Years.
- 2007 - The Mooninite scare occurs in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, when devices used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force are mistaken for improvised explosive devices.
Births on January 31
- 1884 - Birth of Nicholas Joy in Paris, France; actor (Boss Lady).
- 1894 - Birth of Percy Helton in New York, USA; actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men).
- 1902 - Birth of Tallulah Bankhead in Huntsville, Alabama, USA; hostess (The Big Show radio show), actress (Black Widow - Batman TV show (1966)).
- 1903 - Birth of Tallulah Bankhead in Huntsville, Alabama, USA; actress (Lifeboat, Die Die Darling).
- 1914 - Birth of Carey Lofton in Blountsville, Florida, USA; actor (Skinner - Troubleshooters).
- 1915 - Birth of Garry Moore AKA Thomas Garrison Morfit in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; host (I've Got A Secret, To Tell the Truth, Club Matinee radio show).
- 1921 - Birth of Carol Channing in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Toast of the Town, Where's Waldo?).
- 1921 - Birth of John Agar in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima).
- 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").
- 1922 - Birth of Joanne Dru in Logan, West Virginia, USA; actress (Playhouse 90 TV show, Lux Video Theatre, Ford Television Theatre, Guestward Ho! TV show (1960)).
- 1922 - Birth of William Sylvester in Oakland, California, USA; actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man).
- 1923 - Birth of Eddie Ryder in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Slick Jones - General Hospital).
- 1923 - Birth of Joanne Dru in Logan, West Virginia, USA; actress (Guestward Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon).
- 1925 - Birth of Charles Aidman in Frankfort, Indiana, USA; narrator (New Twilight Zone).
- 1926 - Birth of Jean Simmons in London, England; actress (Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls).
- 1930 - Birth of Lynn Carlin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Joan Hunter - James at age 15, The Waltons).
- 1934 - Birth of James Franciscus in Clayton, Missouri, USA; actor (Mr Novak TV show, Longstreet, Hunter, Doc Elliot).
- 1937 - Birth of Suzanne Pleshette in New York City, New York, USA; actress (The Birds, Emily - Bob Newhart Show).
- 1940 - Birth of Jessica Walter in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Play Misty For Me, Amy Prentiss).
- 1940 - Birth of Stuart Margolin in Davenport, Iowa, USA; actor (Love American Style, Angel - The Rockford Files, These Arms of Mine, Beggars and Choosers).
- 1942 - Birth of Derek Jarman; actor/director (Angelic Conversation, Edward II).
- 1946 - Birth of Glynn Turman in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Lew - Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial).
- 1946 - Birth of Jonathan Banks in Washington DC, USA; actor (Armed and Dangerous, Cold Steel).
- 1949 - Birth of Carol Hawkins; actress (Dialing for Dingbats).
- 1949 - Birth of Jessica Walter; actress (Arrested Development, One Life to Live, Love of Life).
- 1959 - Birth of Anthony LaPaglia; actor (Murder One, Without a Trace).
- 1959 - Birth of Kelly Lynch; actress (Drugstore Cowboy, The L Word).
- 1963 - Birth of John Dye in Amory, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Andrew - Touched by an Angel).
- 1970 - Birth of Minnie Driver; actress (The Riches, Will and Grace, Good Will Hunting).
- 1973 - Birth of Portia de Rossi; actress (Arrested Development, Ally McBeal).
- 1977 - Birth of Kerry Washington; actress (Boston Legal, 100 Centre Street).
Deaths on January 31
- 1949 - Henri de Vries [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at age 84.
- 1954 - Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at age 65.
- 1960 - Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at age 53.
- 1966 - Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at age 90.
- 1967 - Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at age 100.
- 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).
- 1974 - Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at age 61.
- 1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at age 58.
- 1974 - Roger Pryor, actor (Lady by Choice), dies at age 72.
- 1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at age 91.
- 1995 - George Abbott, American playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at age 107 (born 1887).
- 1997 - Death of Eve Lister at age 84; actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park).
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