January 31st (1971) was a Sunday. It's the 30th day of the year (31st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 31st January, 1971
» Apollo program: Apollo 14 Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro formation known as Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
» The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by United States named Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit, Michigan.
Famous Birthdays on January 31 in 1971
» Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television host
» Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
» Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actress and model
» Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress
January 31st Famous Deaths for 1971
» Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891)