January 31st
- 1814 – Legislature approves building second statehouse on the site of the original.
- 1842 – John L. Murray died, aged 36.
- 1849 – Isaac Herschel Goodnight born.
- 1849 – Rachel Beasley Ray born.
- 1941 – Ron Thompson born.
- 1952 – Hayden Stevenson died, aged 74.
- 1955 – Buck Washington died, aged 51.
- 1982 – C. W. Grafton died, aged 72.
- 2017 – Bobby Watson died, aged 86.