About the day » Thursday January 31, 1918Calender converter

• Catharina Jonk, Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Cedric Raymond Humm, Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand († 1984)
• Anna ROBBEMONT, 's-Gravendeel († 2000)
• Arnoldus Albertus Lodewijk Ramakers, Hoepertingen, België († 2001)
• Anna Elizabeth Jonkers, Kruiningen
• Bernardus Johannes Hulst, Wisch († 1963)
• Anna ROBBEMONT, 's-Gravendeel (NL) († 2000)
• Cornelia de Voogd, Koudekerke, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1995)
• Catharina Elisabeth Boos, Nibbixwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
• Antonius Joannes Henricus van Gorp, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1988)

• Anna Maria Tap (1), Den Haag
• August Vael (71), Nederbrakel, Oost Vlaanderen, België
• Anna Catharina Hubertina Helwegen (76), Roermond, Nederland
• Anna Maria Cornelia Offermans, Heerlen
• Albertje Veentjer (77), Noordbroek
• Aaltje BOND (3), Harkstede, Slochteren
• Anna Catharina de Reede (53), 's-Gravenhage
• Anna Jacoba Coomans (63), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• "Louise" Jeanne Lucie de Craecker (71), Ixelles, Bruxelles, Belgique
• Adrianus Boet (67)

• 1915 » Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar († 2002)
• 1915 » Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player († 1976)
• 1915 » Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host († 1993)
• 1915 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author († 1968)
• 1916 » Frank Parker, American tennis player († 1997)
• 1917 » Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects († 2013)
• 1919 » Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1972)
• 1920 » Bert Williams, English footballer († 2004)
• 1920 » Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior († 2010)
• 1921 » John Agar, American actor († 2002)

• 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)
• 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
• 1954 » Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Albert
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Aaltje
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
• May 2 » General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• May 9 » World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
• July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
• August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.

The temperature on January 31, 1918 was between -2.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.