Today in History for November 1931

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 18 of 18

1st - Dupont introduces synthetic rubber
2nd - Warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC
3rd - 1st commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured
4th - Jean Genet's "Judith," premieres in Paris
7th - Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Tse Tung
11th - Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building
12th - Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
12th - Sibelius/Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott," premieres in London
13th - Hattie Caraway (D-AK) appointed 1st US woman senator
14th - Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in England
17th - Bradman scores 135 NSW v South Africa, 128 mins, 15 fours
20th - Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
22nd - Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," premieres
23rd - Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague
27th - 1st Test Cricket match at the Gabba Bradman scores 200 on 1st day
28th - Bradman scores 226, the 1st Test Cricket century at Gabba, v South Africa
30th - Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire
30th - His Master's Voice & Columbia Records merge into EMI

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 47 of 47

3rd - Monica Vitti, [Ceciarelli], Rome Italy, actress (Tigers in Lipstick)
3rd - Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean politician (d. 2005)
4th - Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer/actress (Little Rascals)
5th - Ike Turner, Miss, AKA Mr Tina Turner!, guitarist (A Fool in Love)
6th - Mike Nichols, [Peschowsky], director (Catch 22, Biloxi Blues)
6th - Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer
6th - Peter Collins, English race car driver (d. 1958)
7th - Gerald Humel, composer
8th - Morley Safer, Toronto California, TV newscaster (60 Minutes)
9th - Tommy Greenhough, cricketer (English leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1959-60)
9th - Whitey Herzog, baseball manager (St Louis Cardinals)
11th - Fortney H [Pete] Stark, (Rep-D-CA, 1973- )
12th - Bob Crewe, rocker
12th - Norman Y Mineta, (Rep-R-CA, 1975- )
13th - Anthony Jacobs, English industrialist (BSM)
13th - Joan Lestor, British MP
13th - John A Manke, US test pilot (HL-10)
13th - Andrée Lachapelle, French Canadian actress
14th - Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist
15th - Jan Terlouw, Dutch MP (D-66)/author (Winters in Wartime)
15th - John Kerr, NYC, actor (South Pacific, Peyton Place, Pit & Pendulum)
15th - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
15th - Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician
16th - Bob Gibson, rocker
16th - Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist (d. 2006)
16th - Hubert Sumlin, American blues musician
21st - Malcolm Williamson, composer
21st - Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)
23rd - Yevgeni Grischin, USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Oly-gold-1956, 60)
23rd - Gloria Lynne, American singer
25th - Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council
26th - Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Buenos Argentina, (1980 Nobel Peace Prize)
26th - Adrianus J "Cardinal" Simonis, archbishop of Utrecht
26th - Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1952)
27th - Juan Guinjoan, composer
28th - Dervla Murphy, travel author (Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule)
28th - Hope Lange, Redding Ridge Ct, actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir)
28th - Ian Skipper, English businessman/multi-millionaire (Heritage Projects)
28th - Rinus Ferdinandusse, editor/author (Nude on Fence)
28th - Thomas Enders, diplomat
29th - Frank T Mdlalose, KwaZulu minister of Internal minister
29th - Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
29th - André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
30th - Bill Walsh, NFL coach (SF 49ers)/sportscaster
30th - Gunther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czech, conductor (East Berlin Orch)
30th - Jack Ging, Alva Ok, actor (11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo)
30th - Jack Sheldon, Jacksonville Fla, actor (Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 14 of 14

2nd - Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47
2nd - Harry Musgrove, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies
3rd - Rudolf W Canne, Fries playwright (Peaske), dies at 60
4th - Charles Buddy Bolden, US jazz musician, dies
11th - Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (b. 1840)
15th - Cornelis A J van Dishoeck, publisher, dies
17th - Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50
17th - John P Lotsy, botanist/geneticist (Resumptio Genetics), dies at 64
19th - Frederic Cliffe, composer, dies at 74
19th - Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (b. 1897)
23rd - Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist, dies
27th - Lya De Putti, Hungarian actress (b. 1899)
30th - John Hyatt Brewer, composer, dies at 75
30th - Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas, composer, dies at 46