What happened on Wednesday January 31, 1917?

About January 31st, 1917, in brief:

  • Historical events: On January 31, 1917, Kaiser Wilhelm II issued a critical order to resume unrestricted submarine warfare, a strategic naval decision that would significantly escalate tensions with neutral countries, particularly the United States. This decision effectively meant that German U-boats would attack merchant vessels without warning, regardless of their nationality, breaking previous diplomatic agreements like the Sussex Pledge.
  • Day of the week: January 31st, 1917 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Give Me All of You by Charles Harrison & Nanette Flack
  • Popular movie: A Man There Was directed by Victor Sjöström

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January 31, 1917: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 31, 1917:

  • Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare in World War I On January 31, 1917, Kaiser Wilhelm II issued a critical order to resume unrestricted submarine warfare, a strategic naval decision that would significantly escalate tensions with neutral countries, particularly the United States. This decision effectively meant that German U-boats would attack merchant vessels without warning, regardless of their nationality, breaking previous diplomatic agreements like the Sussex Pledge.

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January 31, 1917: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 31, 1917?


January 31, 1917 was a Wednesday and it was the 31st day of the year 1917 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 31, 1917 can also be written as 1/31/1917 in the US and as 31/1/1917 in UK and Europe.

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January 31, 1917: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 31, 1917:

  • Otto Finsch

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January 31, 1917: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 31, 1917 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 29th and February 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 31, 1917: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 31, 1917 was Give Me All of You by Charles Harrison & Nanette Flack, according to the music chart for the week January 29th and February 4th.

  1. - Give Me All of You youtube
  2. - Love, Here is My Heart! youtube
  3. - Gems from Miss Springtime youtube
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January 31, 1917: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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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, 1917: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 31, 1917 is Snake and the associated element is Fire.

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January 31, 1917: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 31, 1917 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 31, 1917 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, 1917 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 72% full, rising at 11:33 am and setting at 03:12 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 08, 1917 while the next full moon would come on Feb 07, 1917.

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How old is someone born on January 31, 1917?


Someone born on January 31, 1917 is:

108 years 3 months old,

or 1299 months and 14 days old,

or 5650 weeks

or 39550 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 31, 1917?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 31, 1917?

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