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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1931.
The US president was Herbert Hoover (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Ramsay MacDonald (Labour), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1931: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1931?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1931 Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage
  • 02 Oct 1931 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On the economic crisis".
  • 04 Oct 1931 Juan Esteban Montero becomes President of Chile
  • 05 Oct 1931 First nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Washington (Herndon and Pangborn).
  • 06 Oct 1931 Js Van Severen forms Verdinaso (Union of Flemish National Solidarists)
  • 07 Oct 1931 First infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York.
  • 11 Oct 1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form Harzburger Front
  • 14 Oct 1931 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University
  • 16 Oct 1931 Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd chops first victim.
  • 17 Oct 1931 Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison
  • 20 Oct 1931 Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP
  • 21 Oct 1931 The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'etat attempt.
  • 24 Oct 1931 Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
  • 30 Oct 1931 W2XB TV channel 1 in NYC, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthday

  • French actress at the top of her career in the 1970s.

  • Indian celebrated Hindu astrologer based in Delhi and author of several illuminating books about jyotish (Vedic), spiced with his ever...

  • Scientist.

  • French actress, who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside France She appeared in 43 films...

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Famous Deaths

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Champ

The Champ

Release year: 1931

Directed by: King Vidor

Starring: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates

Country: United States of America

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

Release year: 1931

Directed by: Roy Del Ruth

Starring: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern, Noel Francis

Country: United States of America

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

Release year: 1931

Directed by: Frank Capra

Starring: Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Halliwell Hobbes

Country: United States of America

Consolation Marriage

Consolation Marriage

Release year: 1931

Directed by: Paul Sloane

Starring: Irene Dunne, Pat O'Brien, John Halliday, Myrna Loy

Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

Release year: 1931

Directed by: Raymond Cannon

Starring: Virginia Valli, Jameson Thomas, Dorothy Christy, Arthur Housman