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Born on Thursday January 8, 1931
- Jan Blokzijl, Hoogeveen († 1931)
- Barbara Gerarda (Bep) SMOORENBURG, Utrecht († 2020)
- ? Brinksma, Doniawerstal († 1931)
- Cornelia Maria Knegt, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2002)
- Alberdina Andries Eizinga, Haren, Groningen, Nederland († 2000)
- Aart Johannes Oosterbroek († 2002)
- Andries Regtop, 't Haantje, Sleen († 1931)
- Alphonius van Poorten, Amsterdam († 1990)
- Antonius Marcelis Hubertus Krah, Goirle († 1931)
- Bastiaantje Buijk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
Died on Thursday January 8, 1931
- Annie Malinda HARBISON (91), Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus van Peperstraten (0), Oude Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Peperstraten (0), ,, Oude-Tonge, Nederland
- Antje Jorritsma (73), Nijland (gem. Sûdwest-Fryslân)
- Amelia van Hauwe (68), Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Arie de Bruin (35), Lisse
- Augustinus Van Brusselen (80), Rotselaar
- Antje Willems Jorritsma (73), Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Ariejan Cornelis Koning Azn (24), Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Adrianus Maria Mathijssen (1), Alphen en Riel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 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
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
Born on January 8
- 1928 » Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author († 1996)
- 1928 » Luther Perkins, American country guitarist († 1968)
- 1928 » Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington
- 1929 » Saeed Jaffrey, Indian-British actor († 2015)
- 1931 » Bill Graham, German-American businessman († 1991)
- 1931 » Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar
- 1933 » Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist
- 1933 » Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter
- 1934 » Gene Freese, American baseball player and manager († 2013)
- 1934 » Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist († 1987)
Died on January 8
- 1920 » Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (b.1852)
- 1925 » George Bellows, American painter (b.1882)
- 1934 » Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (b. 1886)
- 1934 » Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1880)
- 1935 » Rauf Yekta, Turkish musicologist and author (b. 1871)
- 1938 » Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (b. 1880)
- 1941 » Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general (b. 1857)
- 1942 » Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1869)
- 1943 » Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
- 1943 » Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
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 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
- March 31 » An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
- May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
- October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
- November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Weather January 8, 1931
The temperature on January 8, 1931 was between -5.8 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.