January 31
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1996
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard.
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In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
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Two Japan Airlines planes nearly collide over Suruga Bay in Japan.
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The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia.
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Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identify battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic.
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At least 113 people are killed in Kenya and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people.
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Abdullah of Pahang is sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
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The United Kingdom's membership within the European Union ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state.
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Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy.
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The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered to Atlas Air and operated for ApexLogistics. The aircraft was registered as N863GT and named "Empower".
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Med Jets Flight 056 crashes near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing 8 people and injuring 23.
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2006Sára Bejlek, Czech tennis player
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2002Hong Ye-ji, South Korean actress
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2002Beñat Turrientes, Spanish footballer
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2000Julián Alvarez, Argentine footballer
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1998Beto, Portuguese and Bissau-Guinean footballer
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1998Jalen McDaniels, American basketball player
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1997Arnaut Danjuma, Dutch footballer
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1997Donte DiVincenzo, American basketball player
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1997Miyeon, South Korean singer and actress
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1996Joel Courtney, American actor
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1996Nikita Dragun, American YouTuber
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1994Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer
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