January 31

Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–96 Philip Glass–80 Harry Wayne Casey("KC")–66 Anthony LaPaglia–58 Kelly Lynch–58 Amelia "Minnie" Driver–47 Patricia Velasquez–46 "Portia de Rossi"(Amanda Rogers)–44 Kerry Washington–40 Justin Timberlake–36 Joel Courtney–21 ; 1865 – The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children," was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago