Thursday January 31, 2013

US date format: 1/31/2013, UK date format: 31/1/2013

The day of the week was Thursday, under the astrological sign of Aquarius (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on January 31, 2013).

The number one song in US was Thrift Shop by Macklemore.

Winter's Tale, directed by Akiva Goldsman, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2013 while Kinsey And Me by Sue Grafton was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Adopted. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Beatmania IIDX 21: Spada or Age of Wulin.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

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January 31, 2013 Events

What happened on January 31, 2013?

Historical Events

2013 Pretoria train crash: Two passenger trains full of schoolchildren and commuters collide in Pretoria, South Africa. The collision left up to 300 people injured.
13 people were injured in a train crash in Brisbane.
Three people are killed and fifteen others injured in a car accident that occurred on Interstate 75, Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion - 36 people are killed and 126 injured in the blast at Torre Ejecutiva Pemex headquarters in Mexico City.
South Korean media reports that North Korea is under martial law and another nuclear test is imminent.
United Nations report states that Israeli settlements must immediately be withdrawn, without conditions, in accordance with Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
A teacher is left with scrapes and bruises, while a boy, 14 years old, is injured in the neck. This happened at Luther Judson price Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia. The boy is now stable in a hospital. A resource officer disarmed the suspect student and took him into custody.
Paruyr Hayrikyan, an Armenian politician, is shot in the right clavicle. He was taken to Yerevan, Armenia for treatment during his run for the presidency.
Russell Wasendorf, founder of Peregrine Financial Group is sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for stealing $215.5 Million from investors over the course of 20 years.
Craig Thomson, a member of the Australian House of Representatives is being held on at least 149 fraud charges in relation to his former post as National Secretary of Health Services Union.
Blaer Bjarkardottir, an Icelandic teenager, wins a legal battle to keep the name she was given by her mother. The Icelandic Naming Committee had claimed that it was inappropriate for a female given name.
Eight people were stabbed to death in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The New York Times claims Chinese hackers have hacked into their computers and taken passwords from high-profile reporters and members over the past four month. This was around the time that the paper started an investigation regarding wealth accumulation by Premier Wen Jiabao's relatives.
Isobel Redmond is resigning as Leader of the Opposition in South Australia.
The Russian city of Volgograd adopts a measure to call itself Stalingrad on Victory Day, and five dates that are key to the Battle of Stalingrad.
Ivica Dacic (Prime Minister of Serbia) was flashed by a model wearing no underwear pretending to be a television interviewer. He launches an investigation into the circumstances that led him to become the victim of the prank.
After the Wikipedia encyclopedia, 274301 Wikipedia was named after a main belt asteroid that was discovered in Ukraine at Andrushivka Astronomical Station in August 2008.
NASA unveiled the prototype for a lunar mining robot, the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robots (RASSOR).
The draw for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier is made in Nyon, Switzerland.
Ryuji sonoda, the head coach of Japan's national women’s judo team, will resign after being accused of physically abusing 15 team members.
American snowmobiler Caleb Moore, a snowmobiler, dies in Grand Junction Colorado. He was killed in complications from injuries sustained in a crash that occurred on January 24, during the Winter X Games at Aspen. He is the first participant in the X Games to succumb to injuries sustained during the event.
After leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham, former England national football team captain, joins Paris Saint-Germain. His entire salary will be donated to charity.
Willian, a Brazilian midfielder, moves from Shakhtar Donetsk into Anzhi Makhachkala in a deal estimated to be worth around EUR35million.
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January 31, 2013 Famous Deaths

Who died on January 31, 2013?

Other January 31st famous deaths

Pierre Boulle
French writer (Executioner), dies at 81.
Molly Ivins
AAmerican journalist and liberal political commentator, noted for poking fun at Texan culture, politicians and those who had grown "too big...
Jack Douglas
Comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show).
Florence Bates
Actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65.

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January 31, 2013 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aquarius

Aquarius personality

Who should a Aquarius marry?

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

Personality of January born

Chinese Zodiac

Snake

January 31, 2013 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was January 31, 2013?

The day of the week was Thursday.

January 31st marks the 30th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2013.

There are 334 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2013 calendar

January	2013
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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