1868
Battle of Toba-Fushimi
Battle · East Asia
On this day
31 January
274 events in the atlas are dated to 31 January, from 1206 to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 274 events
- 1206 – 2026
The best known
From every age and part of the world1953
North Sea flood of 1953
Event · Europe
1967
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
Treaty · North America
2000
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Accident · North America
2009
Somali Civil War
War · Sub-Saharan Africa
2020
Brexit
Event · Europe
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 4 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 12 events- 1578Battle of GemblouxBattle · Europe
- 1732Construction of Teatro ArgentinaConstruction · Europe
- 1559Honkoku-ji incidentBattle · East Asia
- 17411741 Dodecanese earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1575Siege of MalaccaSiege · Southeast Asia
- 1795Declaration of the Rights of humans and citizens (1795)Event · Europe
- 1748Action of 31 January 1748Battle
- 1758Construction of Popayán MintConstruction · South America
- 1729Fall of Principality of Seborga (historical)Collapse · Europe
- 1765Construction of Alexandrovsky InstituteConstruction · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 22 events- 1868Battle of Toba-FushimiBattle · East Asia
- 1846Founding of MilwaukeeFounding · North America
- 1835Founding of MidwayFounding · North America
- 1870solar eclipse of January 31, 1870Event
- 18731873 Vathy-Chora (Samos) earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1874Battle of AmoafulBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1823Founding of AllenFounding · North America
- 1832Cauca WarWar
- 18121812 Kakheti rebellionRebellion · Middle East · 1812 – 1813
- 1891Revolt of January 31, 1891Rebellion · Europe
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 121 events- 1953North Sea flood of 1953Event · Europe
- 1967Protocol Relating to the Status of RefugeesTreaty · North America
- 2000Alaska Airlines Flight 261Accident · North America
- 1944Battle of KwajaleinBattle
- 1942Anglo-Ethiopian AgreementTreaty · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1945Battle of BataanBattle · Southeast Asia
- 19241924 Soviet ConstitutionEvent · Europe · 1924 – 1936
- 1919Battle of PajuBattle · Europe
- 19061906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquakNatural disaster · South America
- 1950North Korea–Vietnam relationsEvent · East Asia
The 21st century
since 2001 · 115 events- 2020BrexitEvent · Europe
- 2009Somali Civil WarWar · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in RussiaEpidemic · Europe
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in SpainEpidemic · Europe
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in the United KingdomEpidemic · Europe
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in SwedenEpidemic · Europe
- 2025Med Jets Flight 056Accident · North America
- 2018January 2018 lunar eclipseEvent
- 20012001 Japan Airlines mid-air incidentAccident · East Asia
- 2026January–February 2026 Balochistan attacksEvent · South Asia
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.