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Contents  (full)

1 Events of 1931

-  Jan. ^. Feb. ^. March ^. April

-  May ^. June ^. July  ^.  Aug.

-  Sept. ^. Oct. ^. Nov. ^.  Dec.

-  Undated ^. Ongoing

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Fictional -  Nobel prizes -  Ship events

5 See also -  Notes -  External links

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Events of 1931

January

• January 4 - Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
• January 6 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.

January 25: Gandhi free.

• January 22 - Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
• January 25 - Mohandas Gandhi released again.
• January 27 - Pierre Laval forms a government in France.

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which... ImageMetadata File history File links Gandhi_studio_1931. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Gandhi_studio_1931. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Isaac Isaacs Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs, KBE, PC (6 August 1855 - 12 February 1948) Australian judge and politician, was the ninth Governor-General of Australia, the first Jew, and the first Australian to occupy that post. ... Michael Jeffery, the current Governor-General of Australia The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, who lives in the United Kingdom. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Laval, prime minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician and four times Prime Minister of France, the final time being under the Vichy government. ...

February

• February 3 - Napier earthquake - much of the New Zealand city of Napier is destroyed in an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.
• February 10 - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.

February 10: New Delhi became capital.

February 21: Ford Trimotor hijacked.

• February 14 - The original film version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi is released.
• February 16 - Pehr Evind Svinhufvud elected president of Finland.

• February 20 - California gets the go-ahead by the U.S. Congress to build the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

• February 21 - Peruvian revolutionaries hijack a Ford Trimotor aeroplane and demand that the pilot drop propaganda leaflets over Lima.

February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Napier earthquake occurred at 10. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Image File history File links Humanyu. ... Image File history File links Humanyu. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Source: http://www. ... Source: http://www. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ford Trimotor G-CYWZ of the Royal Canadian Air Force. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dracula is a 1931 horror film produced by Universal Pictures Co. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ( ; known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a toll bridge which spans San Francisco Bay and links the California cities of Oakland and San Francisco in the United States, as part of Interstate 80. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ford Trimotor G-CYWZ of the Royal Canadian Air Force. ... Soviet Propaganda Poster during the Great Patriotic War. ... A leaflet in botany is a part of a compound leaf. ... Nickname: Location within Lima Region Coordinates: Country Peru Region Lima Region Province Lima Province Settled 1535 Government  - Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area  - City 804. ...

March

• March 1 - USS Arizona placed back in full commission after a refit.
• March 3 - The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
• March 4 - British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate.
• March 7 - New House of Representatives opened in Helsinki, Finland.
• March 11 - Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR programme, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
• March 17 - Nevada legalizes gambling.
• March 23 - Revolt for Independent India leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government.
• March 25 - The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
• March 27 - British writer Arnold Bennett dies in Paris when he drinks local water to prove it safe to drink - but is poisoned.
• March 31 - An earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua killing 2,000. People

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor, see USS Arizona Memorial. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the U.S.A., with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - Lord Mayor Jussi Pajunen  - Mayor Pekka Korpinen  - Mayor Ilkka-Christian Björklund  - Mayor Pekka Sauri  - Mayor Paula Kokkonen Area  - City 187. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (Russian: ), abbreviated as GTO (Russian: ) was the All-Union physical culture training programme, introduced in the USSR on March 11, 1931 on the initiative by VLKSM. It was a sort of the complement to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR... March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... The term gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bhagat Siá¹…gh (Punjabi: ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (September 28,[1] 1907–March 23, 1931) was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most famous revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Sukhdev Thapar (15th May 1907 - March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... The case of the Scottsboro Boys arose in Scottsboro, Alabama during the 1930s, when nine black youths, ranging in age from thirteen to nineteen, were accused of raping two white women, one of whom would later recant. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... Arnold Bennett, British novelist Enoch Arnold Bennett (May 27, 1867-March 27, 1931) was a British novelist. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... For biological toxicity, see toxin and poison. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Coordinates: Country Nicaragua Department Managua Municipality Managua Founded 1819 Seat of the Government 1852 Capital of the Nation 1857  - Mayor Dionisio Marenco Area    - City 544 km²  - Urban 173. ...

April

• April 6 - Portuguese government declares martial law in Madeira and in the Azores because of an attempted military takeover in Funchal.
• April 9 - Execution of Argentinian anarchist Severino Digiovanni.
• April 14 - 2nd Spanish Republic proclaimed in Spain.
• April 15 - The Castellemmarese War ends with the assassination of Joe "The Boss" Masseria, briefly leaving Salvatore Maranzano as capo di tutti i capi, "boss of all bosses" and undisputed ruler of the American mafia. Maranzano is himself assassinated less than 6 months later, leading to the establishment of the Five Families
• April 18 - An incorporation of Cheverly, Maryland is made.
• April 22 - Austria, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden and USA recognize the Spanish Republic.

April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres(Portuguese) Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Anthem A Portuguesa(national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira(local) Capital (and largest city) Funchal Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Alberto João Jardim Establishment  -  Settled 1420   -  Autonomy... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi... Funchal at night Funchal (pron. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Anthem El Himno de Riego Capital Madrid Language(s) Spanish Government Republic President¹  - 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora  - 1937-1939 Juan Negrín Legislature Congress of Deputies Historical era Interwar period  - Monarchy abolished April 14, 1931  - Spanish Civil War 1936-1939  - Surrender to Franco April 1, 1939 Currency Spanish peseta ¹ Formal... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... The Castellammarese War is the name given to a bloody internal power struggle between two factions of Italian-American mafia figures that took place in 1930 and 1931. ... Joe The Boss Masseria Giuseppe Joe The Boss Masseria (1879–April 15, 1931) was an early Mafia don in the United States. ... Salvatore Maranzano (1868-1931) Salvatore Maranzano (1868-September 10, 1931) was an organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and an early Mafia boss in the United States. ... The Mafia (also referred to as Cosa Nostra or the Mob), is a criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ... The Five Families are the major crime families of the Italian-American Mafia based in New York City which have dominated traditional organized crime in New York. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cheverly is a town in central Maryland, close to Washington, D.C., It was incorporated in 1931 and has 6,433 Residents as of the 2000 census. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Anthem El Himno de Riego Capital Madrid Language(s) Spanish Government Republic President¹  - 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora  - 1937-1939 Juan Negrín Legislature Congress of Deputies Historical era Interwar period  - Monarchy abolished April 14, 1931  - Spanish Civil War 1936-1939  - Surrender to Franco April 1, 1939 Currency Spanish peseta ¹ Formal...

May

May 1: Empire State Building is completed.

• May 1 - Construction of the Empire State Building is completed in New York City.
• May 4 - Kemal Atatürk re-elected president of Turkey.
• May 13 - Paul Doumer elected president of France.

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x2000, 1455 KB) yo motha fuckas this is new york city!! YAYA! auteur : slonecker There are no usage restrictions for this photo. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x2000, 1455 KB) yo motha fuckas this is new york city!! YAYA! auteur : slonecker There are no usage restrictions for this photo. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... The Empire State Building in New York The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York, NY. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... The Empire State Building in New York The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York, NY. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–10 November 1938), until 1934 Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Turkish army officer and revolutionist statesman, was the founder and the first President of the Republic of Turkey. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... French statesman Paul Doumer Paul Doumer (March 22, 1857 – May 7, 1932) was the President of France from June 13, 1931 to his death. ...

June

• June 12 - Charlie Parker equals J.T. Hearne's record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets.
• June 14 - Yacht St Philiebert sinks in river Loire in France - over 500 drown
• June 23 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to accomplish the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane. [1]

June 12 is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charlie Parker (in full Charles Warrington Leonard Parker) was an English cricketer who stands as the third highest wicket taker in the history of first class cricket, behind only Wilfred Rhodes and Tich Freeman. ... John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867; died April 17, 1944) (known either as Jack Hearne or J.T. Hearne to avoid confusion with J.W. Hearne to whom he was only distantly related) was a Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the French department. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. ... Harold Gatty (born 1937 in Campbell Town, Tasmania - died 1957 in Fiji) was an Australian navigator, inventor, and aviation pioneer. ... this page is no longer in our archives. ...

July

• July - John Haven Emerson of Cambridge, Massachusetts perfects the Emerson iron big butt lung just in time for the growing polio epidemic
• July 1 - Official opening of Milan Central Station
• July 16 - Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia signs the first constitution of Ethiopia
• Huang He floods kill between 850,000 and 4,000,000 people - the most deadly historic natural disaster.

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... // John Haven Jack Emerson (5 February 1906 – 4 February 1997) was an American inventor of biomedical devices, specializing in respiratory equipment. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - City  7. ... An Emerson iron lung. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Haile Selassie Emperor Haile Selassie I (Power of Trinity) (born Lij Tafari Makonnen, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975), styled His Imperial Majesty (or HIM), was the Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement. ... The 1931 Huang He floods (Yellow River Floods) are generally thought to be the deadliest natural disaster of historic times, and almost certainly of the twentieth century (when pandemics are discounted). ... Mount Pinatubo eruption, 1991 A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e. ...

August

• August 24 - Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald resigns in Britain - replaced by National Government of people drawn from all parties also under MacDonald.
• August 31 - Yangtze River floods - 23 million made homeless

August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British politician and three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all UK major political parties. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབྲི་ཆུ་; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. ...

September

• September 5 - John Thomson, soccer player, dies in an accident during a Celtic - Rangers match
• September 10 - The worst hurricane in Belize history kills an estimated 1,500 people.
• September 15 - The Invergordon Mutiny: Strikes in Royal Navy due to decreased salaries
• September 18 - Mukden Incident. After that, Japan uses it to occupy Manchuria.
• September 18 - Geli Raubal is found shot dead in Hitler's apartment

September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Thomson (1909 in Kirkcaldy - September 5, 1931) was a soccer player for Celtic and Scotland who died in an accidental collision during a match. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the Gregorian calendar (254th in leap years). ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Invergordon Mutiny was an industrial action by around a thousand sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet, that took place 15-16 September 1931. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... It has been suggested that Manchuria Incident be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Geli Raubal Angela Geli Raubal (June 4, 1908 – September 18, 1931). ...

October

• October - The Caltech Department of Physics Faculty and graduate students meet with Albert Einstein as a guest.

Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Albert Einstein ( ) (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, . He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the...

November

• November 6 - Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba arrives in America for the first time.
• November 7 - Chinese Soviet Republic proclaimed by Mao Tse Tung.
• November 8 - French police launch a large scale raid against Corsican bandits.
• November 8 - Panama Canal is closed for couple of weeks due to damage caused by a number of earthquakes.

November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... The Jiangxi Soviet, formally called the Chinese Soviet Republic (中华苏维埃共和国 Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Sūwéiāi Gònghēguó), also translated as the Soviet Republic of China or the China Soviet Republic, existed from 1931 to 1934. ... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893—September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

December

• December 10 - Niceto Alcalá-Zamora elected president of Spanish republic.
• December 11 - The British Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
• December 13 - Wakatsuki Reijiro resigned as Prime Minister of Japan.
• December 26 - Phi Iota Alpha, the oldest existing Latino fraternity is founded.

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• Deuterium discovered by Harold Clayton Urey.
• Ust-Abakanskoye becomes Abakan.
• National Committee for Modification of the Volstead Act formed to work for repeal of prohibition in United States.
• Serta, the mattress manufacturer, is founded.
• The Persistence of Memory is put on display for the first time in Paris at the Galerie Pierre Colle.

Deuterium, also called heavy hydrogen, is a stable isotope of hydrogen with a natural abundance in the oceans of Earth of approximately one atom in 6500 of hydrogen (~154 PPM). ... Harold Clayton Urey (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was a chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 and later led him to theories of planetary evolution. ... For the river Abakan see Abakan River Abakan (Russian: ) is the capital of Khakassia in Siberia, Russia. ... For the river Abakan, see Abakan River For the Abakan assault rifle, see AN-94 City coat of arms Abakan (Russian: ) is the capital of Khakassia in Russia, in South Siberia. ... The American Federation of Labors National Committee for Moderation of the Volstead Act was created in January of 1931. ... In 1919, the requisite number of legislatures of the States ratified The 18th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling national Prohibition within one year of ratification. ... Serta is a company that specializes in making mattresses. ... See also Mattresses, a race in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy A pillowtop queen-size mattress. ... La persistencia de la memoria (1931) or The Persistence of Memory is quite possibly the most famous painting by artist Salvador Dalí. The painting has also been popularly known as Soft Watches, Droopy Watches, or Melting Clocks. ...

Births

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ...

January-February

• January 5 - Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989)
• January 5 - Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist
• January 5 - Robert Duvall, American actor and director
• January 6 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
• January 8 - Bill Graham, German concert promoter (d. 1991)
• January 10 - Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• January 12 - Roland Alphonso, Jamaican musician (d. 1998)
• January 13 - Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor (d. 2007)
• January 14 - Caterina Valente, French singer and actress
• January 16 - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (d. 2006)
• January 17 - James Earl Jones, American actor
• January 19 - Robert MacNeil, Canadian journalist
• January 20 - David Lee, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• January 22 - Sam Cooke, American singer (d. 1964)
• January 26 - Alfred Lynch, English actor (d. 2003)
• January 27 - Mordecai Richler, Canadian author (d. 2001)
• January 30 - Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author
• January 31 - Ernie Banks, baseball player
• February 1 - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia (d. 2007)
• February 2 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician
• February 2 - Les Dawson, British comedian (d. 1993)
• February 6 - Rip Torn, American actor and director
• February 8 - James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
• February 10 - Thomas Bernhard, Dutch author (d. 1989)
• February 11 - Larry Merchant, American author and boxing commentator
• February 13 - Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host
• February 16 - Ken Takakura, Japanese actor
• February 18 - Johnny Hart, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
• February 18 - Toni Morrison, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• February 18 - Bob St. Clair, American football player
• February 24 - Brian Close, British cricketer
• February 26 - Ally McLeod, Scottish football manager
• February 28 - Dean Smith, American basketball coach

January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alvin Ailey, Jr. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel (born January 5, 1931) is an Austrian pianist, born in Czechoslovakia. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... E.L. Doctorow, photograph by Jill Krementz, from back cover of Doctorows 1975 novel Ragtime Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York, New York) is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of Bill Graham Presents Bill Graham (January 8, 1931–October 25, 1991) was a well-known rock concert promoter, who flourished from the 1960s until his death. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Barnes, (January 10, 1931–July 1, 2004), was an English playwright and screenwriter. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of the 1973 Studio One compilation Best of Rolando Alphonso Roland Alphonso or Rolando Alphonso aka The Chief Musician (January 12, 1931 in Havana, Cuba-November 20, 1998 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) was Jamaican tenor saxophonist. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13, 1931–May 25, 2007) was an American actor, director and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in movies, childrens television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show Match Game. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...