Historical Events In 1931

Oct 02   Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis in the year 1931.  

Oct 02   Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies in the year 1931.  

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

Oct 03   Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender in the year 1931.  

Oct 04   " 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 in the year 1931.  

Oct 04   In the year 1931 dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts  

Oct 04   On this day in history the comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuts  

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

Oct 05   The first nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn) on this day in history.  

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   Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of S Afr (Nobel Peace Prize 1982) in the year 1931.  

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

Oct 07   The birth of Rev Desmond Tutu, South african human rights campaigner on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Tony Booth, British actor and father of Cherie Blair on this day in history.  

Oct 10   On this day in history a J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4  

Oct 10   On this day in history karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84  

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

Oct 12   In the year 1931 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform  

Oct 12   On this day in history raoul Pleskow, composer  

Oct 13   On this day in history ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512)  

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   Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd chops 1st on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd kills her first victim  

Oct 17   Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison on this day in history.  

Oct 17   On this day in history ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer  

Oct 18   Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84 in the year 1931.  

Oct 19   On this day in history laszlo Kalmar, composer  

Oct 19   In the year 1931 the birth of John Le Carre, English author  

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   In the year 1931 a Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69  

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Jan 01   Carel Brons, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1931 birth of siddig El Nigoumi, ceramicist  

Jan 02   In the year 1931 birth of toshiki Kaifu, premier of Japan (1989-91)  

Jan 04   Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004) was born in the year 1931.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1931 birth of alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of robert Duvall, San Diego Calif, actor (Great Santini, Taxi Driver)  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)  

Jan 03   In the year 1931 joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78  

Jan 04   Art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40 in the year 1931.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76  

Jan 14   On this day in history william Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies  

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)