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Born on Monday January 31, 1881
- Agnes Abels, Ewijk
- Adriana Antoinetta Francisca Sweep, Geertruidenberg, Nederland († 1960)
- Aart ten Hoope, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aartje Bogerd, Lexmond, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Albert Fernim, De Wijk, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Aaltje Bremer, Kloosterveen (Smilde), Drenthe, Nederland
- Alberdina Giezes Giezen, Musselkanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 1965)
- Anna Eugenie Kempff, Magetan Indonesië († 1953)
- Anna Jacoba De Groot, Zoeterwoude († 1881)
- Adriana de Jeu, Kralingen, Nederland
Died on Monday January 31, 1881
- Antje IJsbrands Bruijn (76), Schoorl
- Anna Josepha Knubben (59), Hulsberg, Nuth
- Abraham Labrie (7), Ameide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Josepha Knubben (59), Hulsberg,, Limburg, Nederland
- Agnes Waller (0), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
- ANNA MARIA JOSEPHA KNUBBEN (59), Hulsberg
- Anna Josephina Schuts (29), Venlo
- Albert Jans Kooij (77), Avereest, Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
- anna maria jozepha knubben (59), hulsberg
- Antje Bruin (76), Schoorl, province of Noord-Holland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1881 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on January 31
- 1865 » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist († 1940)
- 1868 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
- 1872 » Zane Grey, American author († 1939)
- 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
- 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
- 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
- 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
- 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
Died on January 31
- 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
- 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1881
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1881
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1881
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
- February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
- April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- April 14 » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
- May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
- July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
Weather January 31, 1881
The temperature on January 31, 1881 was about 4.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.