Historical Events for 31st January 2023

[CoM Moderators]

1854 - Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)
1925 - Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola
1925 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson of Australia wins 2nd straight Australasian crown; beats countryman Gerald Patterson 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
1930 - 1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey
1938 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Dorothy Cheney wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Dorothy Stevenson of Australia 6-3, 6-2
1971 - Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands
1971 - Special Veterans Committee adds 6 former players and 1 executive to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard and George Weiss
1976 - "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
1993 - "St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances
2015 - Australia defeats South Korea in football to win the 2015 AFC Asian Cup

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[mike carey]

3 hours ago, CoM Moderators said:

1925 - Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola

Not quite. This didn't ring true as Angola was a Portuguese colony in 1925. As it turns out, Ahmet Zogu became President on Albania then.