About the day » Monday January 12, 1931Calender converter

• Anna Ravenswaay, Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa († 2022)
• Betty Marie Gallion († 2004)
• Cornelis Albertus Jol, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Arthur Collins, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire († 1971)
• Antonius Hendrikus Johannes Eggenhuizen, Valburg, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1990)
• Agnieta Tuinstra († 2021)
• Annie Raaijmakers, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nederland († 2007)
• Bernardina Henriquez, Aruba († 2014)
• Derk Houtman († 2016)
• Adrianus Cornelis Wolfs, Oisterwijk († 1999)

• * Cornelia Slob (63)
• Barbara Louise Deltour (64), Zillebeke, 8902, Belgie
• Albert Jakobs (62), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Barbara KRATZERT (75), Peoria, Peoria Co., Il
• Alphons(us) Constant(ius) Bresseleers (63), Loenhout, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Aalt Hulleman (75)
• Johanna Wilhelmina Van Giels (37), Bergen op Zoom
• Anna Hendrica Haver (64), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Wansinck (79), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andrew Jackson Remaley (79), Mahoning, Ohio, Verenigde Staten

• 1928 » Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress († 2006)
• 1929 » Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic
• 1929 » Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician († 2015)
• 1930 » Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor († 2016)
• 1930 » Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright
• 1930 » Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons († 1974)
• 1933 » Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright († 2013)
• 1934 » Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter († 2013)
• 1934 » Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach († 2016)
• 1935 » Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic († 2017)

• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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.
• February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
• March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
• March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
• August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
• October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
• December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

The temperature on January 12, 1931 was between 2.2 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 12.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.