January 31

January 31, 1953

The Princess Victoria, a British Railways car ferry steamer, sinks in the Irish Sea

January 31, 1913

The Ulster Volunteer Force is founded by the Unionist Council

January 31, 1881

Anna Parnell sets up the Committee of the Ladies Land League in Dublin

January 31, 1864

Matilda Knowles, Irish botanist and lichenologist, born

January 31, 1800

William Pitt, the younger, Prime Minister of Britain, advocates the union of Britain and Ireland