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March 2, 1931 
February 28, 1931
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 1, 1931 at Delpher
Born on February 29
- 1928 » Jean Adamson, British writer and illustrator
- 1928 » Joss Ackland, English actor
- 1928 » Seymour Papert, South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-created the Logo programming language († 2016)
- 1928 » Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author
- 1932 » Gavin Stevens, Australian cricketer
- 1932 » Gene H. Golub, American mathematician and academic († 2007)
- 1932 » Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist
- 1932 » Masten Gregory, American race car driver († 1985)
- 1932 » Reri Grist, American soprano and actress
- 1936 » Jack Lousma, American colonel, astronaut, and politician
Died on February 29
- 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
- 1920 » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
- 1928 » Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
- 1940 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
- 1944 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
- 1948 » Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
- 1952 » Quo Tai-chi, Chinese politician and diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (b. 1888)
- 1956 » Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
- 1960 » Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)
- 1964 » Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1909)
Names that were popular for boys in 1931
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1931
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1931
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
- March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
- March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
- August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
- September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.