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31 January 1944 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 January 1944 was a Monday.
- Top Film of 1944
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
- Bestselling Novel of 1944
- “Strange Fruit” by Lillian Smith was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1944.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 31 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 January 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 January 1944 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 31 January
- 1943 World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
- 1944 World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
- 1944 World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy.
- 1945 World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
- 1946 Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
Famous people born on January 31
- Julián Alvarez, Argentine footballer (born 2000)
- Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (born 1981)
- Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1970)
- Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (1919–1972)
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Events of 1944 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 22 – World War II – Battle of Anzio: the Allies begin the assault on Anzio, Italy. The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division stands their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months.
- June 6 – World War II – Battle of Normandy: Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France.
- June 15 – Battle of Saipan: the United States invades Saipan.
Life in the US in 1944
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.21
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,450
Weekly Wage
$38
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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