Today in History for April 1931
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Months in 1931: January February March May June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Results 1 - 21 of 21
1st - Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000
1st - Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball
2nd - Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee
6th - 1st Scottsboro (Ala) trial begins - 9 blacks accused of rape
6th - 1st broadcast of "Little Orphan Annie" on NBC-radio
7th - Seals Stadium opens in SF
8th - "White Horse Inn" opens in London
8th - Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "The Arrow," premieres
9th - Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Mont Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period
12th - Joe McCarthy debuts as NY Yankee manager
12th - Spanish voters reject the monarchy
14th - Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII
14th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2
15th - 1st walk across American backwards begins
20th - 35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan of Mass in 2:46:45.8
20th - British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday
22nd - Egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty
26th - Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season
27th - 100°F (38°C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record)
28th - Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
29th - Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 55 of 55
1st - George Baker, Bulgaria, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly)
1st - Rolf Hochhuth, German playwright (Deputy)
1st - Ita Ever, Estonian actress
2nd - Imre Olsvai, composer
3rd - Johnny Nicholss, soccer star
4th - Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian
4th - Harold L Volkmer, (Rep-D-MO, 1977- )
4th - Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence director
5th - Denis Lawton, director (London University Institute of Educ)
6th - Ivan Dixon, NYC, actor (Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes)
6th - Joan Carlyle, British soprano
7th - Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower (Pentagon Papers)/patriot
7th - Donald Barthelme, Phila Pa, writer (Snow White, Sadness)
9th - Bill Gilbert, Wash DC, sports author (They Also Served, Big E)
9th - Martin Rogers, director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies)
9th - Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (d. 1991)
10th - Marcel van Maele, Belgian poet
11th - Johnny Sheffield, Pasadena Calif, actor (Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son)
11th - Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer
12th - Billy Vaughn, Glasgow Ky, singer (Chapel by the Sea)
12th - Martin Boykan, composer
12th - Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter (d. 1995)
13th - Beverley Cross, playwright
13th - Michael Burchill, actor
13th - Jon Stone, co-creator of Sesame Street (d. 1997)
14th - Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
15th - Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor (Ireland)
16th - Piet de Visser, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
17th - Joan Clague, director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation)
17th - John Bartlett, tennis player (Davis Cup capt-Britain)
17th - John Chalstrey, alderman/Lord Mayor (London)
17th - Joyce Molyneux, chef
17th - Ruth Etchells, principal (St John's College-Durham)
18th - Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon (Olympic-gold-1960)
19th - Alex Webster, football coach (NY Giants)
19th - Denis Henry, British high court judge
19th - Garfield Morgan, Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy)
19th - Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee, South Africa minister of Defense/Justice
19th - Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist (d. 2004)
20th - Lee H Hamilton, Daytona Beach Fla, (Rep-D-Ind, 1965- )
22nd - Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP)
22nd - Robert Dickson, Canada, ice hockey player (1948)
22nd - Ronald Hynd, British choreographer (English National Ballet)
22nd - Siem Vroom, Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries)
24th - Bridget Riley, British painter (op-art)
25th - David Shepherd, painter
25th - Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician (d. 1980)
27th - Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach
27th - Krzystzof Komeda, composer
29th - Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28)
29th - Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan, Scotish skiffle vocalist/guitarist
29th - Lonnie Donegan, Glasgow Scotland, vocalist
29th - William Ball, actor (Suburban Commando)
29th - Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
30th - William L [Bill] Clay, (Rep-D-MO, 1969- )
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 8 of 8
4th - Andre Michelin, CEO (Michelin Tires), dies
4th - George Whitefield Chadwick, composer, dies at 76
6th - Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73
8th - Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies
9th - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67
10th - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883)
25th - A J Y (Bert) Hopkins, cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 509 runs), dies
30th - Sammy Woods, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia, 3 for England), dies
