Famous Birthdays
- Irving Langmuir, American chemist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1932, invented gas-filled incandescent lamp), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- Joseph Augustine Cushman, American palaentologist, born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (d. 1949)
About January 31, 1881
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 143 years, 3 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aquarius
