| 1606 |
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Guy Fawkes is hanged, drawn and quartered for his part in the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up Parliament. |
| 1620 |
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Virginia colony leaders write to the Virginia Company in England, asking for more orphaned apprentices for employment. |
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| 1865 |
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House of Representatives approves a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. |
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| 1976 |
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Ernesto Miranda, famous from the Supreme Court ruling on Miranda vs. Arizona is stabbed to death. |
| 1981 |
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Lech Walesa announces an accord in Poland, giving Saturdays off to laborers. |
| Born on January 31 |
| 1734 |
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Robert Morris, signatory of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 1797 |
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Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (C Major Symphony, The Unfinished Symphony). |
| 1919 |
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Jackie Robinson, first African-American baseball player in the modern major leagues. |
| 1925 |
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Benjamin Hooks, civil rights leader. |
