Monday January 31, 2011: on this day

January 31, 2011 was a Monday and it was the 31st day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 31, 2011 can also be written as 1/31/2011 in the US and as 31/1/2011 in UK and Europe.

January 31, 2011 in January 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on January 31, 2011:

• Protests in egypt 2011:
• There is gunfire and tension in the tahrir square crowd at night.
• As he fights a popular revolt against his 30 year rule, president hosni mobarak orders ahmed shafiq, his new prime minister to maintain subsidies, control inflation, and create more jobs. although the announcement is broadcast on state television, it has no effect because protesters promise to continue demonstrations until the mubarak regime is overthrown.
• International press institutes including the committee to protect journalists and the doha centre for media freedom and reporters without borders condemn attempts by mubarak regime to restrict freedom of expression as protests go on.
• Australian government sends qantas planes to evacuate egyptians, while the united states government charters aircraft to evacuate its citizens. (abc news australia).
• Al-jazeera claims six of its journalists are currently in police custody.
• The egyptian army stated that it would not use force against protesters.
• Protests in sudan 2011: student dies after being attacked and beaten by security forces during anti-government protests in the country.
• Nigerian police claim they stopped a bomb attack on a bauchi church, just days after deadly clashes between muslim and christian youths.
• Dsp rashid khan, a top local police officer in peshawar, pakistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. at least three other people were also killed by the bomber. (ap via star tribune),
• Bangladeshi police use tear gas against 20,000 protestors who are opposed to the government's plans for a new airport south of dhaka. the incident resulted in the death of a police officer.
• In a shootout between the somalia government security forces and opposition fighters in mogadishu (somalia), at least 17 people were killed and scores more were injured.
• According to reports, genzyme pharmaceuticals and sanofi aventis have reached an ampquotagreement of principleampquot for a deal where sanofi, a french pharmaceutical company, will buy genzyme, a cambridge-based pharmaceutical company, for an undisclosed amount.
• Floods in johor (southern malaysia) result in 2 deaths and 29,000 people being evacuated.
• Residents living near the shinmoedake volcano, kyushu, are urged by japan to evacuate in case of worsening eruptions.
• Anna bligh is the premier of queensland, australia. she warns people in queensland to evacuate before cyclone yasi hits later in the week.
• New sanctions have been imposed by the united states and europe on president alexander lukasenko of belarus and his close associates.
• Oman claims it has discovered a spy network operating in oman from the united arab emirates.
• Wikileaks:
• British defence secretary liam fox claims that iran could possess a nuclear weapon within the next year. he also believes that meir dagan's assessment that iran wouldn't be able produce a bomb before 2015 may be too optimistic. iran rejects fox’s comments.
• Two of the most prominent surviving leaders of khmer rouge, nuon chea, and khieu saphan, appear before a cambodian court in order to request release from pretrial detention.
• Roger vinson of the united states district court for the northern district of florida ruled that president barack obama's health insurance mandate is unconstitutional.
• China central television, china's state broadcaster, reportedly uses footage taken from top gun 1986 as a substitute for its coverage on the country's air forces.
• Southern sudan plans to declare its independence from sudan on july 9, 2011.
• After one year of military rule, niger holds presidential and parliamentary elections.
• The speculation that there will be an election soon surrounds the return to session of the 40th canadian parliament.
• Spanish striker fernando torres moves to chelsea from liverpool in a ps50m transfer. this is a new record for english football.
• The united states soccer federation announced that the match between the egyptian national football team and the us men's football team has been cancelled because of the ongoing unrest.
• Oil prices rise above $100 for first time since 2008, as traders fear about disruption to the suez canal due to events in egypt.
• Wikileaks: wikileaks' new biography of julian assange provides details about how wikileaks' spokesperson managed to evade u.s. officials from the central intelligence agency assange thought were following him. this included his use of disguises. (afp via the sydney morning herald). wikileaks cables show how former uk prime minister gordon brown advised libyan officials about securing abdelbaset al-megrahi's release from lockerbie.
• New biography of julian assange provides details about how wikileaks spokesperson managed to evade u.s. officials from the central intelligence agency assange believed they were following him.
• Wikileaks cables show how former uk prime minister gordon brown, the labour government, advised the libyan government on securing the release abdelbaset al-megrahi (lockerbie bomber)
• In burma, a new parliament has opened
• A mass meeting of united states ambassadors from all over the globe is organized by hillary clinton, secretary of state of the united states.
• Following an anti-government protest that saw at least one student die, the sudanese government shut down ahlia university as well as islamic university of omdurman.
• The chittagong authorities have pledged to pay $2 per day to disabled beggars for three months in order to keep them off streets and away tourists and spectators at the 2011 cricket world cup. this will be hosted by bangladesh.

January 31, 2011: What were the magazines covers that day?

January 31, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 31, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.92
• Apple AAPL: opens at $335.80
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.77
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.13
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $159.18

Exchange Rates on January 31, 2011:

• 1 USD = 82.03 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0007 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9437 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.6027 CNY
• 1 EUR = 112.33 JPY

January 31, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Augsburg - Bochum : 0 - 1

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Santander - Valencia : 1 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Le Havre - Chateauroux : 1 - 0

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Frosinone - Atalanta : 0 - 1

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 31st is Aquarius.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 31, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 31, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 31, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 31, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 31, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 05:23 am and setting at 04:04 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 19, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Feb 18, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on January 31, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on January 31st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on January 31st:

• Justin Timberlake

  American musician who was a member the rock band 'n sync.

• Tallulah Bankhead

  American actress who appeared on film and stage.

• Portia de Rossi

  Australian actress.

• Kerry Washington

  American actress, best known for her roles in ray charles' wife, della bea robinson's film ray (2004), idi amin’s wife kay in the last king...

• Preity Zinta

  Indian actress, producer, and television host.

• Minnie Driver

  British singer-songwriter and actress.

• Thomas Merton

  French-american poet, monk and mystic, he was a social critic, writer, poet, and monk.

• Jackie Robinson

  American athlete.

• Ary Abittan

  French comedian and actor with north-african heritage.

• James Franciscus

  Actor (mr novak) dies from emphysema aged 57.

See more famous people and celebrities born on January 31st

Someone born on January 31, 2011 is:

13 years 3 months old,

or 159 months and 19 days old,

or 693 weeks and 6 days old,

or 4857 days old,

Use our Age Calculator to know the age of a person given the birthdate.

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 31, 2011?

There are 257 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday January 31st 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 31, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 31, 2011.

Famous people died on January 31, 2011:

• Bartolomeu Anania

  Romanian bishop and poet (b. 1921).

• Mark Ryan

  English guitarist and playwright (b. 1959).

• Norman Uprichard
• Charles Sellier

What famous deaths happened on January 31st?

Famous deaths on January 31st:

• Molly Ivins

  American journalist and liberal political commentator.

• Lizabeth Scott

  Scranton (pa) -- actress (dark city and desert fury).

• Moira Shearer

  A scottish ballerina, she is widely recognized as one of the best in her field.

• Christopher Jones

  American actor (d. 2014.

• Florence Bates

  Actress (kismet.

• Amazin Walter

  Legendary baseball pitcher known for his exceptional skills on the mound.

• Suraiya Jamaal

  Suraiya Jamaal was a renowned Indian actress and singer who was a popular figure in the Hindi film industry during the 1940s and 1950s.

• Peretz Hirshbein

  Prominent Yiddish playwright and poet.

• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah

  King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972, known for his efforts to modernize the country.

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Holidays on January 31, 2011:

• Blessed Ludovica
• Catholicism - Feast day of St. John Bosco, patron saint of educators, circus artists and magicians.

Saints celebrated on January 31, 2011:

• Saint Geminianus
• Saint Marcella
• Saint Pedro Nolasco

January 31, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 31, 2011 was Grenade by Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week January 31st and February 6th.

January 31, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on January 31, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week January 31st and February 6th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Bruno Mars - Grenade
2. Katy Perry - Firework
3. Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
4. Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
5. Rihanna - What's My Name?

January 31, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 31, 2011 was Can't Be Friends by Trey Songz, according to the R&B music chart for the week January 31st and February 6th.

January 31, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on January 31, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week January 31st and February 6th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends
2. Rihanna Featuring Drake - What's My Name?
3. Chris Brown - No BS
4. Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele - Aston Martin Music
5. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type

January 31, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on January 31, 2011 was Danza Kuduro by Don Omar & Lucenzo, according to the Latin music chart for the week January 31st and February 6th.

January 31, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on January 31, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week January 31st and February 6th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
2. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
3. Shakira Featuring El Cata - Loca
4. Ricky Martin Featuring Natalia Jimenez - Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu
5. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria