What Happened In October 1931 In History

Historical Events for October, 1931

• 1st » The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
• 17th » Al Capone convicted of income tax tax evasion named evasion.
• 24th » The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1931

• 1st » Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer
• 1st » Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (d. 2013)
• 1st » Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007)
• 3rd » Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 4th » Terence Conran, English designer and businessman
• 4th » Richard Rorty, American philosopher and author (d. 2007)
• 5th » Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013)
• 6th » Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
• 6th » Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 7th » Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2004)
• 7th » R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (d. 2003)
• 7th » Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate
• 8th » Bill Brown (Scottish footballer) e.g Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (d. 2004)
• 9th » Antony Booth, English actor
• 9th » Homer Smith (American football) known as Homer Smith, American football player and coach (d. 2011)
• 12th » Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist, co-developed Simula (d. 2002)
• 13th » Raymond Kopa, French footballer
• 13th » Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
• 14th » Nikhil Banerjee, Indian sitar player and composer (d. 1986)
• 15th » Freddy Cole, American singer and pianist
• 15th » Gail Harris (baseball) e.g Gail Harris, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 15th » A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, educator, and politician, 11th President of India
• 16th » Charles Colson, American lawyer, politician, and blogger (d. 2012)
• 16th » Valery Klimov (violinist) known as Valery Klimov, Ukrainian-Russian violinist
• 16th » Rosa Rosal, Filipino actress
• 16th » P. W. Underwood, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
• 17th » Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012)
• 18th » Chris Albertson, Icelandic-American historian, journalist, and producer
• 18th » Ien Dales, Dutch politician, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands) e.g Dutch Minister of the Interior (d. 1994)
• 19th » Ed Emberley, American illustrator
• 19th » Manolo Escobar, Spanish singer and actor (d. 2013)
• 19th » John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author
• 20th » Richard Caliguiri, American politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (d. 1988)
• 20th » Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1995)
• 21st » Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director (d. 2011)
• 21st » Vivian Pickles, English actress
• 23rd » Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician
• 23rd » William P. Clark, Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Diana Dors, English actress and singer (d. 1984)
• 24th » Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer
• 24th » Ken Utsui, Japanese actor (d. 2014)
• 25th » Annie Girardot, French actress (d. 2011)
• 25th » Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager
• 27th » Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author
• 27th » Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 29th » Franco Interlenghi, Italian actor
• 30th » Vince Callahan, American politician
• 31st » Iivo Nei, Estonian chess player
• 31st » Dan Rather, American journalist

Famous Deaths for October 1931

• 3rd » Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1865)
• 7th » Eugen Schmidt, Danish tug of war competitor (b. 1862)
• 8th » John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
• 13th » Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
• 17th » Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (b. 1884)
• 18th » Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, invented the light bulb and phonograph (b. 1847)
• 21st » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 26th » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)
• 31st » Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)

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