About the day » Tuesday October 20, 1931Calender converter

• Apolonia de Bruin, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Albert De Vleeschauwer, Sinaai-Waas († 2021)
• Barend Livestroo, Putten († 2016)
• Elisabeth Mechteld van Eck, Delden († 2016)
• Eleonor Maureen WEBSTER, Bicknell, Wayne County, Utah, United States of America († 1977)
• Bernardus Andreas Maria Kin, Breda († 1981)
• Dina Margaretha Ubink, Amersfoort,Gemeente Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1986)
• Ben van Leeuwen, Hoogkarspel,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Ardell Revell Breland, Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten († 1978)
• Anna Theresia Liefheid, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1994)

• Barbe Vanbrabant (33), Sint-Truiden, België
• Aaltien Zwinderman (32), Borger
• Catharina Wilhelmina van Scheppingen (22), Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Bottema (33), Groningen (NL)
• Catharina Carolina Maria VAES (81), Hasselt,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
• Anna Catharina Elisabeth Holtmeijer (86), 2e Exloermond (Odoorn)
• Anna Maria Hermans (70), Amby, Nederland
• Anke de Boer (68), Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina Elizabeth Holtmeijer (86), 2e Exloërmond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
• Catharina Wilhelmina van Scheppingen (22), Uithoorn

• 1928 » Michael O'Donnell, English physician, author, and journalist († 2019)
• 1931 » Ken Morrison, English businessman († 2017)
• 1931 » Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1995)
• 1931 » Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh († 1988)
• 1932 » Rokurō Naya, Japanese voice actor († 2014)
• 1932 » Rosey Brown, American football player and coach († 2004)
• 1932 » William Christopher, American actor and singer († 2016)
• 1933 » Barrie Chase, American actress and dancer
• 1934 » Bill Chase, American trumpet player († 1974)
• 1934 » Eddie Harris, American saxophonist († 1996)

• 1908 » Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)
• 1910 » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)
• 1926 » Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (b. 1855)
• 1928 » Jack Peddie, Scottish footballer (b. 1876)
• 1935 » Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1936 » Anne Sullivan, American educator (b. 1866)
• 1940 » Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)
• 1950 » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)
• 1953 » Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

• 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 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
• March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
• August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
• September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
• December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

The temperature on October 20, 1931 was between 3.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.