1931 Calendar
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1931 Historical Event(s)
January 6, 1931
– Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
January 7, 1931
– Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand’s west coast.
February 17, 1931
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Sheep in Chinese astrology.
March 5, 1931
– The British Viceroy of India, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) sign an agreement envisaging the release of political prisoners and allowing salt to be freely used by the poorest members of the population.
March 14, 1931
– Alam Ara, India’s first talkie film, is released.
March 25, 1931
– The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
July 31, 1931
– New York City experimental television station W2XAO (now known as WCBS) begins broadcasts.
August 28, 1931
– France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
September 18, 1931
– The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
October 17, 1931
– Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.
Who Were Born On 1931?
February 6, 1931
– Mamie Van Doren, American actress
March 23, 1931
– Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
June 24, 1931
– Billy Casper, American golfer
July 7, 1931
– David Eddings, American fantasy novelist (d. 2009)
August 28, 1931
– John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone
September 11, 1931
– Bill Simpson, Scottish actor (d. 1986)
September 13, 1931
– Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player
October 4, 1931
– Richard Rorty, American academic (d. 2007)
October 13, 1931
– Raymond Kopa, French footballer
October 15, 1931
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India