Page 10: Historical Events In 1931

Sep 12   51st US Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott Jr (79 63 97 75).   

Sep 12   George Jones, Saratoga Tx, singer (Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me)   

Sep 13   Barbara Bain, Chic, actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999).   

Sep 13   Capt G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph).   

Sep 15   British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts   

Sep 15   British naval force mutinies at Invergordon over pay.   

Sep 16   Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)   

Sep 17   1st LP record demonstrated (RCA Victor, NYC), venture failed.   

Sep 17   Anne Bancroft, American film actress is born   

Sep 17   inaugural long playing record demonstrated in New York.   

Sep 18   Japan takes Manchuria, renames it Manchukuo   

Sep 19   14th PGA Championship: Tom Creavy at Wannamoisett CC Rumford RI   

Sep 19   Brook Benton, soul vocalist (Rainy Night in Georgia)   

Sep 20   Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184   

Sep 20   Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies.   

Sep 21   Britain abandons gold standard/pound devalues 20%.   

Sep 21   Britain goes off the gold standard.   

Sep 21   England goes off the gold standard   

Sep 21   Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas).   

Sep 22   Fay Weldon, British author is born   

Sep 24   Round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yanks.   

Sep 26   Donald J Pease, (Rep-D-OH, 1977- )   

Sep 26   Earl Claus von Stauffenberg marries Freiin Nina von Lerchenfeld   

Sep 27   Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481).   

Sep 27   Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game   

Sep 28   Peking (200000 demonstrators demand declaration of war on Japan).   

Sep 30   Angie Dickinson, [Angeline Brown], Kulm ND, actress (Police Woman)   

Sep 30   Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa   

Oct 01   Reginald Hall, endocrinologist.   

Oct 02   Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis.   

Oct 02   Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

Oct 03   Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66.   

Oct 03   Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender.   

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.   

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Jan 01   Carel brons: Composer   

Jan 01   Siddig el nigoumi: Ceramicist   

Jan 02   Toshiki kaifu: Premier of japan (1989-91)   

Jan 04   Adi lady lala mara: First lady of fiji    

Jan 04   Sir william deane: Governor-general of australia 1996-2001   

Jan 05   Alfred brendel: Wiesenberg moravia, austrian pianist   

Jan 05   Alvin ailey: Choreographer (american dance theater)   

Jan 05   Robert duvall: San diego calif, actor (great santini, taxi driver)   

Jan 01   Martinus beijerinck: Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)   

Jan 03   Joseph j c joffre: French marshal,    

Jan 04   Art acord: Western actor (set free, spurs & saddles),    

Jan 09   Claude anet [jean schopfer]: French writer (la fille perdue),    

Jan 11   Oscar fetras: Composer,   

Jan 14   William ernst johnson: British mathematician,   

Jan 21   Felix blumenfeld: Composer,   

Jan 22   Alma rubens: American actress (b. 1897)