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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a></b>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_independence_days" title="List of national independence days">Independence Day</a> in <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1208" title="1208">1208</a> – King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverker_II_of_Sweden" title="Sverker II of Sweden">Sverker II of Sweden</a> was defeated at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lena" title="Battle of Lena">Battle of Lena</a></b> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_X_of_Sweden" title="Eric X of Sweden">Eric Knutsson</a>, who succeeded to the throne.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1578" title="1578">1578</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War" title="Eighty Years' War">Eighty Years' War</a>: Spain won a crushing victory at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gembloux_(1578)" title="Battle of Gembloux (1578)">Battle of Gembloux</a></b>, threatening the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_General_of_the_Netherlands" title="States General of the Netherlands">States General of the Netherlands</a> and contributing to its move from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a> – A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-7" title="Douglas DC-7"><span class="nowrap">DC-7B</span></a> operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas Aircraft</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Pacoima_mid-air_collision" title="1957 Pacoima mid-air collision">collided in mid-air</a></b> with a U.S. Air Force <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion"><span class="nowrap">F-89</span></a> and crashed into a schoolyard in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacoima,_Los_Angeles" title="Pacoima, Los Angeles">Pacoima, California</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Williams_(quarterback)" title="Doug Williams (quarterback)">Doug Williams</a></b> became the first African-American quarterback to play in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>, leading the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Commanders" title="Washington Commanders">Washington Redskins</a> to victory in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXII" title="Super Bowl XXII">Super Bowl XXII</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron" title="James Cameron">James Cameron</a>'s <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)" title="Avatar (2009 film)">Avatar</a></b></i> became the first film to earn over US$2 billion worldwide.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stanley,_7th_Earl_of_Derby" title="James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby">James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1607); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Alberti" title="Manuel Alberti">Manuel Alberti</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1811); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Holm" title="Eleanor Holm">Eleanor Holm</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2004)</p>
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