Page 8: Historical Events In 1931

Jul 11   NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8   

Jul 12   45715 fans in 35000 seat Sportsman Park St Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32.   

Jul 12   Andre Laporte, Flemish composer.   

Jul 13   Bill Moor, Toledo Oh, actor (Hanky Panky)   

Jul 15   Clive Cussler, writer (Raise The Titantic, Sahara)   

Jul 16   Caroline Blackwood, writer   

Jul 16   Charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies.   

Jul 18   1st air-conditioned ship (Mariposa) launched   

Jul 18   The inaugural air-conditioned ship (Mariposa) launched.   

Jul 21   Leon Schidlowsky, composer   

Jul 21   Reno race track, is recorded as becoming 1st in US to use daily double wagering.   

Jul 21   Reno race track, is recorded as becoming inaugural in US to use daily double wagering   

Jul 22   Charles Huxtable, General commander (English ground armies).   

Jul 23   Ashmore and Cartier Is in Indian Ocean transferred to Australia   

Jul 23   France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics   

Jul 24   George Gunn gets 183 and son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings   

Jul 24   Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of finance, dies at 75   

Jul 27   Chilean president Carlos Ibáñez forced out.   

Jul 28   Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem   

Jul 28   Congress makes "The Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem.   

Jul 28   Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm chinaman bowler (60's).   

Jul 30   Joan Vohs, St Albans NY, actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina).   

Jul 31   Kenny Burrell, American guitarist.   

Aug 02   Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status.   

Aug 03   Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)   

Aug 04   Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies.   

Aug 04   Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's).   

Aug 05   Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

Aug 05   Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

Aug 07   Charles E. Rice, American legal scholar and author   

Aug 07   Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29.   

Aug 08   Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0.   

Aug 09   Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire   

Aug 12   Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China   

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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)