What Happened in 1931

China Flood of 1931

On this day in 1931, the Yangtze River in China peaks during a horrible flood that kills 3.7 million people directly and indirectly over the next... Read more

Gandhi Sets Sail for England to Represent the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference

On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative... Read more

Mukden Incident

On the evening of September 18, 1931, an explosion occurred on the tracks of the South Manchurian Railroad north of the Chinese city of Mukden... Read more

Kwantung Army Issues Proclamation Installing Colonel Kenji Doihara as Mayor of Mukden (Modern-Day Shenyang)

The provincial government of Liaoning Province had fled west to Chinchow. Governor Zang Shiyi remained in Mukden, but refused to cooperate with the... Read more

Earl Little (Malcom X's father) fatally struck by streetcar

After they moved to Lansing, their house was burned in 1929, however the family escaped without physical injury. On September 28, 1931, Earl Little... Read more

Lieutenant General Xi Qia Delcares Independence of Kirin Province from the Republic of China Under Protection of the Japanese Army

On 23 September 1931, Lieutenant General Xi Qia of the Kirin Army, was invited by the Japanese to form a provisional government for Kirin Province.... Read more

1931 World Series

In the 1931 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games, a rematch and reversal of fortunes of the 1930... Read more

Christ the Redeemer Opened

A century passes and the mountain is re-baptized to Corcovado, a name derived from its form, which resembles a hump or hunchback. The next... Read more

Al Capone Convicted of Federal Tax Evasion

The U.S. Treasury Department had been developing evidence on tax evasion charges - in addition to Al Capone, his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone,... Read more

Thomas Edison Dies

Edison was active in business right up to the end. Just months before his death in 1931, the Lackawanna Railroad implemented electric trains in... Read more

Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge

The Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge was a small battle fought between forces of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army against the Imperial Japanese... Read more

4th Academy Awards

The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened in 1930/1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read more

Battle of Tsitsihar

On November 15, 1931, despite having lost more than 400 killed and 300 wounded since November 5, General Ma declined a Japanese ultimatum to... Read more

"La Chienne" Is Released

La Chienne, is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth of his career. The... Read more

"Frankenstein" Is Released

Frankenstein is a 1931 horror film from Universal Pictures directed by James Whale and very loosely based on the novel of the same name by Mary... Read more

À Nous La Liberté

À nous la liberté (English: "Freedom for Us") is a 1931 French film, directed by René Clair. With a memorable score by Georges Auric, this film has... Read more

Chinchow Operation

While the other Japanese forces and collaborationist Manchurian troops spread out from their bases along the South Manchurian Railway rail lines to... Read more

Gandhi Arrives in Bombay After His Visit to Europe

While Gandhi was on the high seas, the arrests of Jawaharlal Nehru and Abdul Ghaffar Khan, two of his ablest lieutenants, had created a crisis.... Read more

"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" Is Released

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) is a horror film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. and starring Fredric March. The film is an adaptation of The Strange... Read more