What happened on 1 October 1931?

Discover what happened on 1 October 1931 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Wilhelm Heidkamp (German sailor)
  • Alphonse Magniez (French writer)
  • Louis Félix Ollivier (French politician (1853–1931))
  • Basanta Mullick (Indian judge)
  • Joseph K. Gill (American businessman (1841-1931))
  • Richard Everett Warner (American politician (1861-1931))
  • Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet (Lord Mayor of London (1843-1931))
  • Thomas Chisholm (Canadian politician (1842–1931))
  • Li Mingrui (Chinese warlord and Red Army general)
  • Kobori Tomoto (painter (1864-1931))
  • Natyachhatakar Diwakar (Marathi-language writer and poet)
  • Richard Hansen (Norwegian politician (1865-1931))
  • Christian Wendelbo Strand (Norwegian politician, businessman and farmer (1855-1931))
  • Slavoj Dimnik
  • Karl Wolf
  • Joseph Blomeley Swain (Wood engraver (b. 1844))
  • Marcellus Crommelin (Dutch mayor (1851-1931))
  • Eugène Belville
  • Vincenzo Pericoli (politician (1862-1931))
  • Lauri Sirelius (Finnish film actor and singer (1895-1931))
  • Beresford Melville (politician (1857-1931))
  • Mokos Gyula
  • P.J.G. de Vos (South African writer)
  • Eugen Todoran (Romanian professor)
  • Guglielmo Duranti (Italian politician)
  • Julius Kaftanski
  • Martin Georg Freudenberg ((1885-1931) husband of Maria Stelter)
  • Edmund Nevill Richard Pelly ((1858-1931))
  • Humphrey Gordon Roberts-Hay-Boyd (Peerage person ID=501989)
  • Hugh Frederick Lyons-Montgomery (Peerage person ID=510495)
  • Janetta Nina Sutton ((1856-1931))
  • Betty Leggett (American socialite, letter writer, and religious activist)
  • Montagu Lethbridge ((1902-1931))
  • Ladislav Zelenka (scientist)
  • Amandus De La Croix
  • Wacław Kraszewski (physician from Zakopane and one of the founders of Voluntary Tatra rescue service)
  • Emilio Rodríguez Fernández
  • Joseph Bosco
  • Ivan Rayevsky ((1871—1931))