10 events found for 1931
After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 beco
The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City
The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fift
Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting
Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by a Royal Italian Army firing squad for intent to kill Ben
A deadly tornado strikes Birmingham, England, damaging 2,221 homes and businesses
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a si
United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.