The year 1931 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1931 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Important Historical Events of the Year 1931 in World ⚡

Event__DateIncident/Event
13 MayPaul Daumer was elected President of France. And he was killed on May 7, 332.
09 JuneThe Donald Duck cartoon was first shown.
10 JuneNorway occupied eastern Greenland.
18 JulyThe first air-conditioned water ship 'Mariposa' started.
04 OctoberHindi and Bengali playback singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay was born.
18 OctoberElectrician explorer Thomas Edison died.
21 OctoberFamous Hindi film actor Shammi Kapoor was born.
02 NovemberDupont Company announced the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
21 AugustPandit Vishnu Digambar died.
08 DecemberPatented coaxial cable used in telecommunications in the US.
19 DecemberJoseph A. Lyons became Prime Minister of Australia.
26 JanuaryHungary-Austria signed a peace treaty.
05 FebruaryMaxine Dunlap became the first glider pilot.
06 FebruaryRenowned lawyer and leader Motilal Nehru died in Lucknow.
27 FebruaryRevolutionary and freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself to avoid arrest in an encounter with the British police at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
04 MarchDeclaration of consultation and conciliation in the British Viceroy, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) on the release of political prisoners and the exemption of public use of salt.
05 MarchMahatma Gandhi ended the Civil Disobedience Movement.
15 JanuaryAn earthquake in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico injured 114.
09 FebruaryThe South Wales mining strike ended after a three-year peace deal.
11 MarchDavid Samanage became President of Ocampo Peru.
13 MayPaul Dumer was elected President of France by Parliament.
20 JuneKarl Buresh was made the Chancellor of Austria.
06 JulyBilly Burke Won Open Golf Tournament.
16 August13 people died in a train collision near Leben, Austria.
12 SeptemberMahatma Gandhi arrived in London to attend the Round Table Conference.
14 OctoberManuel Azana became Prime Minister of Spain.
18 NovemberThe Japanese army captured the city of Kikihar.
21 DecemberJames Skillin resigned as Australian Prime Minister.
21 JanuarySir Isaac Isaacs became the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
13 FebruarySandhya Mukherjee was born, Hindi and Bengali playback singer.
25 MarchThe Scottsboro Boys were arrested on charges of rape, which led to a court case that eventually established the legal principles that criminal defendants are entitled to the efficacy of counsel.
31 MarchTWA Flight 599 crashes in Chase County, Kansas, US, and the dead include football coach Newt Rocken, a prodigy in aircraft design and development.
22 AprilThe peace treaty was signed between Egypt and Iraq.
14 MayFive people were killed in En Deen, Sweden, as soldiers firing on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
16 JulyEmperor Heli Selassi, Ethiopia, signed the nation's firstcondition, demanded to share sovereignty with his subjects for the first time in history.
21 SeptemberGreat Britain decided to leave the gold standard, causing a slight panic in the US banking system.
17 OctoberAmerican gangster Al Capon was convicted in five cases of income tax evasion.
24 OctoberGeorge Washington Bridge, today is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, which connects New York City to Forte Lee, New Jersey.
02 NovemberThe Soviet Union publicized that they would not export wheat this whole year along the next year due to shortage of wheat. The decision was announced after a recent trade agreement between the Soviet Union and France.
09 DecemberThe acceptance of the Spanish Constitution by the Constituted Cortes paved the way for the establishment of the second Spanishrapolis.

Important Historical Events of the Year 1931 in India ⚡

Event__DateIncident/Event
15 OctoberThe 11th President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His full name was Abul Baqir Zainul Abedin and he was known as Abdul Kalam.
09 FebruaryFor the first time in India, a stamp with a picture was released in honor of a person.
10 FebruaryNew Delhi became the capital of India.
14 MarchIndia's first speaking film, Alamara, was screened in Bombay (now Bombay).
23 MarchDuring the Indian independence movement, great revolutionary leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged.
18 AprilThe Earl of Willingdon was made Viceroy of India.
13 FebruaryNew Delhi was inaugurated as the new capital of British India by Viceroy Lord Irwin.
14 MarchAlam Ara, the first Indian film with sound, was released.
23 MarchBhagat Singh, one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities.

Famous People's Birthdays in 1931 😀

BirthName/Category/Country
15 OctoberAbdul Kalam / Politician / India
01 SeptemberAbdul Haq Ansari / Scholar / India
01 JanuarySatish Prasad Singh / Politician / India
01 SeptemberShivajirao Nilangekar / Politician / India
03 JanuaryYashawant Dinkar Phadke / Activist / India
04 AugustNaren Tamhane / Cricketer / India
04 JanuaryNirupa Roy / Actress / India
05 AugustGita Dey / Actress / India
06 AprilSuchitra Sen / Actress / India
09 JuneNandini Satpathy / Politician / India
10 AugustKireet Joshi / Philosophical / India
10 AprilKishori Amonkar / Singer / India
10 JuneM.S. Gopalakrishnan / Instrumentalist / India
11 DecemberRajneesh / Mystic / India
12 OctoberBhumidhar Barman / Politician / India
12 SeptemberBill Mckinney / Actor / India
12 OctoberKumar Vimal / Writer / India
15 OctoberA. P. J. Abdul Kalam / Engineer / India
15 OctoberA.P. J. Abdul Kalam / Scientist / India
15 OctoberAvul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam / Professor / India
16 MayK. Natwar Singh / Politician / India

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