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Born on Friday January 23, 1931
- Anton de Lange, Soerakarta († 2001)
- ALBERT ALLAN FARRIMOND, WEST DERBY, LIVERPOOL, LANCS
- Elizabeth Henderika Meijer († 2000)
- Alfred Lawrence Dymond, Noxen, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania († 1999)
- Christiaan Meijers, Leerdam, Gemeente Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2003)
- Cassia Vaz da Silva, Cunha, São Paulo, Brasil († 1957)
- Arie de Bruin, Dubbeldam, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1988)
- Anthony R Scheeringa, Lake County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
- Doris Stolk, Melissant, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
- Derek Leslie Dorow, St Pancras, London, England († 2005)
Died on Friday January 23, 1931
- Aart Verrips (85), Leerbroek
- Adrianus Hendrik van Tintelen (75), Lienden
- Adriana BLAAK (82), Dordrecht
- Antje van Trigt (55), Alphen aan den Rijn,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie de Ruiter (73), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth WEFERS BETTINK (0), Soerabaja (East Java, Indonesia)
- Arnolda Anganieta Wilhelmina Salis (74), Haarlem
- Andrew Welker **** (69), Lavelle, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Ooms (67), Pernis
- Andries Simon FOK (84), Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 23, 1931 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 23
- 1929 » John Polanyi, German-Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 » Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster († 2008)
- 1929 » Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic († 2016)
- 1930 » Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 2017)
- 1930 » Filaret, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan
- 1930 » Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player († 2017)
- 1932 » George Allen, English footballer († 2016)
- 1932 » Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer († 2013)
- 1933 » Bill Hayden, Australian politician, 21st Governor General of Australia
- 1933 » Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer
Died on January 23
- 1921 » Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and conductor (b. 1877)
- 1922 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (b. 1855)
- 1922 » René Beeh, Alsatian painter and draughtsman (b. 1886)
- 1923 » Max Nordau, Austrian physician and author (b. 1849)
- 1931 » Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina (b. 1881)
- 1937 » Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (b. 1876)
- 1939 » Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (b. 1903)
- 1943 » Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (b. 1887)
- 1944 » Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1863)
- 1947 » Pierre Bonnard, French painter (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1931
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Maria
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1931
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Theresia
- Antonia
- Helena
- Marie
- Margaretha
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.
- February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
- February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
- March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
- October 1 » The George Washington Bridge in the United States, linking New Jersey and New York, is opened.
The weather on Friday January 23, 1931
The temperature on January 23, 1931 was between 6.0 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 10.1 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI