Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/January 31
Births
[edit]- 1872 - Zane Grey, American Western writer (d. 1939)
- 1919 - Jackie Robinson, American baseball player (d. 1972)(pictured)
- 1929 - Jean Simmons, English actress (d. 2010)
- 1938 - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- 1970 - Minnie Driver, British actress
- 1981 - Justin Timberlake, American singer
Deaths
[edit]- 1580 - Henry of Portugal (b. 1512)
- 1606 - Gunpowder Plot conspirators:
- Guy Fawkes (b. 1570)
- Ambrose Rokewood (b. c. 1578)
- Thomas Wintour (b. 1571)
- 1956 - A. A. Milne, English author (b. 1882)