What Happened In January 1931 In History

Historical Events for January, 1931

• 6th » Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
• 21st » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1931

• 1st » Jimmy Smyth (hurler) called Jimmy Smyth, Irish hurler (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan
• 3rd » Yashawant Dinkar Phadke, Indian historian and activist (d. 2008)
• 4th » William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia
• 4th » Lala Mara, Fijian wife of Kamisese Mara (d. 2004)
• 5th » Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (d. 1989)
• 5th » Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author
• 5th » Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician
• 5th » Robert Duvall, American actor and director
• 6th » E. L. Doctorow, American author
• 6th » Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author
• 6th » P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author
• 6th » Dickie Moore (ice hockey) e.g Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier (d. 2013)
• 8th » Bill Graham (promoter) named Bill Graham, German-American music promoter (d. 1991)
• 8th » Chuck Metcalf, American bassist (d. 2012)
• 9th » Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author (d. 2008)
• 9th » Paul Mantee, American actor (d. 2013)
• 10th » Peter Barnes (playwright) named Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 10th » Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids, Grenadian-English academic and politician
• 10th » Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (d. 2014)
• 10th » John Zizioulas, Greek metropolitan
• 11th » Betty Churcher, Australian painter
• 11th » Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (d. 2014)
• 13th » Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)
• 13th » Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor and director (d. 2007)
• 13th » Chris Wiggins, English-Canadian actor
• 14th » Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer (d. 2009)
• 14th » Martin Holdgate, English biologist
• 14th » Caterina Valente, French-Italian singer, dancer, and actress
• 15th » Lee Bontecou, American sculptor
• 16th » Robert L. Park, American physicist
• 16th » Johannes Rau, German politician, 8th List of German presidents called Federal President of Germany (d. 2006)
• 17th » James Earl Jones, American actor
• 17th » Douglas Wilder, American politician, 66th Governor of Virginia
• 17th » Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 19th » Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
• 20th » Preston Henn, American businessman, founded the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop
• 20th » David Lee (physicist) known as David Lee, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 20th » Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (d. 1992)
• 24th » Leonard Baker, American historian and author (d. 1984)
• 24th » Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician (d. 2012)
• 25th » Dean Jones (actor) called Dean Jones, American actor and singer
• 26th » Alfred Lynch, English actor (d. 2003)
• 26th » Mary Murphy (actress) named Mary Murphy, American actress (d. 2011)
• 27th » Red Bastien, American wrestler (d. 2012)
• 27th » Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 27th » Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English Lieutenant and businessman
• 29th » Jim Baumer, American baseball player (d. 1996)
• 29th » Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer
• 29th » Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)
• 30th » John Crosbie, Canadian politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
• 30th » Allan W. Eckert, American historian and author
• 30th » Shirley Hazzard, Australian author
• 31st » Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach
• 31st » Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for January 1931

• 1st » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
• 3rd » Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)
• 4th » Art Acord, American actor (b. 1890)
• 4th » Mohammad Ali Jouhar, Indian journalist, activist, and scholar (b. 1878)
• 4th » Louise, Princess Royal of England (b. 1867)
• 7th » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
• 9th » Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
• 17th » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
• 21st » Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 22nd » László Batthyány-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (b. 1870)
• 22nd » Alma Rubens, American actress (b. 1897)
• 23rd » Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (b. 1881)
• 27th » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (sumo) known as Yokozuna (b. 1880)

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