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'''[[January 31]]''': [[Independence Day]] in '''[[Nauru]]''' ([[1968]]); '''[[ |
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Revision as of 19:34, 31 January 2006
January 31: Independence Day in Nauru (1968); Festival of Muharram in Shi'a Islam begins (2006, A.H. 1427).
- 1606 - Guy Fawkes was executed for his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I.
- 1747 - The first clinic specializing in the treatment of venereal diseases was opened.
- 1876 - The United States ordered all Native Americans to move into reservations.
- 1946 - In Yugoslavia, a new constitution established the six constituent republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
- 1961 - Aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, Ham the Chimp (pictured) became the first higher primate to travel in outer space.
Recent days: January 30 – January 29 – January 28
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