Page 6: Historical Events In 1931

May 21   Belgian Government of Jaspar falls   

May 21   Belgian govt of Jaspar falls   

May 22   Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida   

May 22   Canned rattlesnake meat inaugural goes on sale in Florida I'll pass thanks.   

May 22   Kenny Ball, rocker   

May 23   Whipsnade Zoo opens in Whipsnade Beds England.   

May 24   1st air-conditioned train installed-B and O Railroad   

May 24   The inaugural air-conditioned train installed-B and O Railroad   

May 25   John Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies).   

May 27   1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field Va   

May 27   Piccard and Knipfer make inaugural flight into stratosphere, by balloon; inaugural use of pressurized cabin in a balloon   

May 27   The inaugural full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field VA   

May 29   Carl Toms, stage designer.   

May 30   Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH.   

May 31   magnitude 7.1 Earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40000 dead   

Jun 01   Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg   

Jun 02   Larry Jackson, baseball player.   

Jun 04   Cesar Bolanos, composer.   

Jun 04   Ibn Ali Hussein, King of Hejaz, dies.   

Jun 05   Jules Renkin is recorded as becoming premier of Belgium   

Jun 06   "There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time" by Guy Lombardo hits #1.   

Jun 06   G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1210 Morosovia   

Jun 06   Lloyd Lindroth, the Liberace of the Harp   

Jun 07   Henry Weinberg, composer.   

Jun 08   Duke and Duchess of Kent wed   

Jun 09   1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented (R Goddard).   

Jun 09   Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)   

Jun 09   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1197 Rhodesia   

Jun 09   Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design   

Jun 09   Henrique Oswald, composer, dies at 79.   

Jun 09   The rocket-fueled aircraft design is patented by Robet Goddard   

Jun 10   Norway occupies East-Greenland   

Jun 12   Al Capone is indicted for violating Prohibition laws.   

Jun 12   Al Capone is indicted on 5000 counts of prohibition and perjury.   

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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)