Born on 31 January 1948

At A Glance

31 January 1948 at a glance

Day of the week

31 January 1948 was a Saturday.

Top Film of 1948

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.

Bestselling Novel of 1948

“The Big Fisherman” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1948.

Star sign

The star sign for 31 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 31 January 1948 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 31 January 1948 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 31 January

• 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).
• 1946 The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
• 1949 These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago, United States.
• 1951 United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the Korean War is adopted.

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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