January 31st (1996) was a Wednesday. It's the 30th day of the year (31st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 31st January, 1996
» An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing at least 86 and injuring 1,400.
» Comet Hyakutake is discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake.