What Happened In September 1931 In History

Historical Events for September, 1931

• 18th » The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
• 30th » Start of Voortrekkers (youth organisation) named "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1931

• 1st » Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (d. 2012)
• 1st » Sammy Arena, American singer (d. 2012)
• 1st » Beano Cook, American sportscaster (d. 2012)
• 1st » Cecil Parkinson, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1st » Sunny von Bülow, American socialite (d. 2008)
• 1st » Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
• 2nd » Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)
• 3rd » Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer (d. 1973)
• 3rd » Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
• 3rd » Guy Spitaels, Belgian politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)
• 4th » Jack Boucher, American photographer (d. 2012)
• 4th » Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 4th » Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician
• 6th » Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 7th » Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer (d. 2009)
• 7th » Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish businessman
• 7th » Bruce Reynolds, English criminal (d. 2013)
• 8th » John Garrett (British politician) called John Garrett, English politician (d. 2007)
• 9th » Robin Hyman, English publisher
• 9th » Zoltán Latinovits, Hungarian actor and author (d. 1976)
• 9th » Shirley Summerskill, English physician and politician
• 9th » Margaret Tyzack, English actress (d. 2011)
• 10th » Isabel Colegate, English author
• 10th » Philip Baker Hall, American actor
• 11th » John Reger, American football player (d. 2013)
• 11th » Bill Simpson (actor) called Bill Simpson, Scottish actor (d. 1986)
• 11th » Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (d. 2014)
• 12th » Ian Holm, English actor and singer
• 12th » Kristin Hunter, American author and educator (d. 2008)
• 12th » George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 12th » Bill McKinney, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
• 13th » Barbara Bain, American actress
• 13th » Robert Bédard (tennis) called Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player and sportscaster
• 13th » Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician, 33rd Governor of South Australia
• 15th » Brian Henderson (television presenter) known as Brian Henderson, New Zealand-Australian journalist
• 16th » K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (d. 2003)
• 16th » Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2013)
• 17th » Anne Bancroft, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 17th » Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter
• 18th » Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (d. 2014)
• 19th » Brook Benton, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1988)
• 19th » Derek Gardner (designer) called Derek Gardner, English engineer (d. 2011)
• 20th » Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 21st » Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Ashoka Mitran, Indian author
• 22nd » Fay Weldon, English author and playwright
• 22nd » George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2003)
• 23rd » Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Gerald Merrithew, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2004)
• 24th » Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter
• 24th » Cardiss Collins, American politician (d. 2013)
• 24th » Brian Glanville, English journalist and author
• 24th » Anthony Newley, English-American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
• 24th » Mike Parkes, English race car driver (d. 1977)
• 25th » Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian journalist and poet (d. 2005)
• 25th » Bryan John Birch, English mathematician and scholar
• 26th » Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)
• 27th » Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor
• 29th » James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate
• 29th » Anita Ekberg, Swedish model and actress
• 29th » Paul Oestreicher, German-English priest and theologian
• 30th » Angie Dickinson, American actress
• 30th » Teresa Gorman, English politician

Famous Deaths for September 1931

• 5th » John Thomson (footballer) e.g John Thomson, Scottish footballer (b. 1909)
• 10th » Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1869)
• 10th » Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American gangster (b. 1886)
• 14th » Tom Roberts, English-Australian painter (b. 1856)
• 16th » Omar Mukhtar, Libyan theorist and educator (b. 1862)
• 18th » Geli Raubal, Austrian niece of Adolf Hitler (b. 1908)

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