What Happened In March 1931 In History

Historical Events for March, 1931

• 3rd » The United States adopts 'The Star-Spangled Banner' as its national anthem.
• 5th » The British Viceroy of British Raj called India, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) Gandhi–Irwin Pact or sign an agreement envisaging the release of political prisoners and allowing salt to be freely used b
• 11th » 'Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR', abbreviated as 'GTO', is introduced in the Soviet Union.
• 15th » SS called Viking explodes off Newfoundland and Labrador named Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
• 19th » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
• 23rd » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for murder during the Indian struggle for independence.
• 25th » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
• 26th » SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
• 26th » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
• 31st » An 1931 Nicaragua earthquake named earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua, killing 2,000.
• 31st » TWA Flight 599 crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1931

• 2nd » Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate
• 2nd » Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author
• 4th » Wally Bruner, American journalist and television host (d. 1997)
• 4th » Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 4th » Bob Johnson (ice hockey born 1931) named Bob Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1991)
• 4th » William Henry Keeler, American cardinal
• 4th » Larry Keith, American actor (d. 2010)
• 4th » Alice Rivlin, American economist
• 5th » Fred (comics) or Fred, French illustrator (d. 2013)
• 5th » Anthony Hedges, English composer and academic
• 5th » Jean-Paul Roussillon, French actor (d. 2009)
• 5th » Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player
• 6th » Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 8th » Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (d. 2013)
• 8th » John McPhee, American author and educator
• 8th » Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer
• 8th » Neil Postman, American author and critic (d. 2003)
• 9th » Thore Skogman, Swedish actor and singer (d. 2007)
• 9th » Sam Williams (defensive lineman) e.g Sam Williams, American football player (d. 2013)
• 10th » Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (d. 2001)
• 11th » Janosch, Polish-German author and illustrator
• 11th » Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, founded News Corporation
• 12th » Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines
• 12th » Billie Thomas, American actor (d. 1980)
• 13th » Gordon Borrie, Baron Borrie, English lawyer and politician
• 15th » James Ellis (actor) e.g James Ellis, Irish-English actor (d. 2014)
• 15th » D. J. Fontana, American drummer (The Blue Moon Boys)
• 15th » David Hayes (sculptor) e.g David Hayes, American sculptor (d. 2013)
• 15th » Richard Wirthlin, American religious leader (d. 2011)
• 16th » Alan Heyman, American-South Korean musicologist and composer (d. 2014)
• 16th » Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic
• 16th » John Munro (Canadian politician) known as John Munro, Canadian politician (d. 2003)
• 17th » David Peakall, English-American toxicologist (d. 2001)
• 18th » Howard Coble, American captain and politician
• 18th » John Fraser (actor) or John Fraser, Scottish actor
• 18th » John Mollo, English costume designer and author
• 19th » Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (d. 2013)
• 19th » Maurice Peston, Baron Peston, English economist and politician
• 20th » Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director
• 20th » Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter
• 21st » Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)
• 21st » Clark L. Brundin, American academic
• 21st » Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)
• 21st » Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010)
• 22nd » Burton Richter, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate
• 22nd » William Shatner, Canadian-American actor, singer, director, and producer
• 22nd » Leslie Thomas, Welsh author (d. 2014)
• 23rd » Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater) named Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
• 23rd » Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player and author
• 23rd » Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Russian skier (d. 2013)
• 24th » Hanno Drechsler, German politician, List of mayors of Marburg or Mayor of Marburg (d. 2003)
• 24th » Connie Hines, American actress (d. 2009)
• 25th » Humphrey Burton, English television and radio host
• 25th » Paul Motian, American drummer and composer (d. 2011)
• 25th » Tom Wilson (record producer) called Tom Wilson, American record producer (d. 1978)
• 26th » Leonard Nimoy, American actor, singer, and director
• 27th » Walter Hooper, American author and scholar
• 27th » David Janssen, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)
• 28th » Vaino Väljas, Estonian politician
• 29th » Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania) e.g Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014)
• 29th » Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (d. 2002)
• 29th » Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
• 29th » Norman Tebbit, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 31st » Miller Barber, American golfer (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for March 1931

• 5th » Arthur Tooth, English priest (b. 1839)
• 11th » F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 20th » Hermann Müller (politician) called Hermann Müller, German politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) e.g Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
• 23rd » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)
• 23rd » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 23rd » Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 25th » Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
• 25th » Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (b. 1862)
• 27th » Arnold Bennett, English author (b. 1867)
• 31st » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)

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