Historical Events In 1931

Oct 03   Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1931.  

Oct 03   On this day in history glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender  

Oct 04   In the year 1931 " Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" Gumshoe Dick Tracy debuted in The Detroit Mirror. A week later, The New York Daily News and hundreds of others picked up the Chester Gould comic strip.  

Oct 04   Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts in the year 1931.  

Oct 04   The comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuts on this day in history.  

Oct 05   In the year 1931 1st nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn)  

Oct 05   On this day in history the first nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn)  

Oct 06   Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist (CBS News, Court TV) in the year 1931.  

Oct 06   Js Van Severen forms Verdinaso (Union of Flemish Natl Solidarists) on this day in history.  

Oct 07   1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY in the year 1931.  

Oct 07   In the year 1931 desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of S Afr (Nobel Peace Prize 1982)  

Oct 07   First infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY on this day in history.  

Oct 07   The birth of Rev Desmond Tutu, South african human rights campaigner in the year 1931.  

Oct 09   In the year 1931 tony Booth, British actor and father of Cherie Blair  

Oct 10   In the year 1931 a J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4  

Oct 10   Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front"  

Oct 12   1st International Conference on Calendar Reform on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Raoul Pleskow, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 13   Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512) on this day in history.  

Oct 13   Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 14   On this day in history 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University  

Oct 16   In the year 1931 trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd chops 1st  

Oct 16   Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd kills her first victim in the year 1931.  

Oct 17   Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison in the year 1931.  

Oct 17   Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   In the year 1931 laszlo Kalmar, composer  

Oct 19   The birth of John Le Carre, English author in the year 1931.  

Oct 20   Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP on this day in history.  

Oct 21   A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 in the year 1931.  

Oct 21   Jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68) in the year 1931.  

Oct 22   Hikaru Hayashi, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of carel Brons, composer  

Jan 01   Siddig El Nigoumi, ceramicist was born in the year 1931.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of toshiki Kaifu, premier of Japan (1989-91)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)  

Jan 04   Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg Moravia, Austrian pianist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Robert Duvall, San Diego Calif, actor (Great Santini, Taxi Driver) was born in the year 1931.  

Jan 01   Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 in the year 1931.  

Jan 04   On this day in history art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40  

Jan 09   On this day in history claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies  

Jan 11   Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies in the year 1931.  

Jan 21   In the year 1931 felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 22   In the year 1931 death of alma Rubens, American actress (b. 1897)