Historical figures in 1931
The atlas holds 74 people and 124 moments here, in 1931. The most recorded lives are Prajadhipok, Mahatma Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1931
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Alan Turing
in 1931
1 moment here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Albert Einstein
in 1931
5 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alice Munro
in 1931
1 moment here
Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…
Anne Frank
in 1931
1 moment here
Anne Frank was a German-born Jewish diarist whose writing from hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam became The Diary of a Young Girl.…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
in 1931
1 moment here
French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
in 1931
1 moment here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Augusto Pinochet
in 1931
1 moment here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1931
1 moment here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1931
7 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Chiang Kai-shek
in 1931
1 moment here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Claude Simon
in 1931
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1931
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1931
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Diego Rivera
in 1931
5 moments here
Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Frida Kahlo
in 1931
1 moment here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1931
2 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
George Orwell
in 1931
2 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Glynis Johns
in 1931
1 moment here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Hastings Banda
in 1931
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Helen Keller
in 1931
4 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Herbert Hoover
in 1931
1 moment here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
Hermann Hesse
in 1931
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1931
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Moments
- 1931 Archaeological season at Nineveh Agatha Christie
- 1931 Attends City Lights premiere Albert Einstein
- 1931 First Christ Church residence Albert Einstein
- 1931 Tours Universal Studios Albert Einstein
- 1931 Visits Mount Wilson Observatory Albert Einstein
- 1931 Works at Caltech Albert Einstein
- 1931 Marriage at Grasse Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- 1931 Entered Military School Augusto Pinochet
- 1931 Round Table Conferences in London B. R. Ambedkar
- 1931 Stays in St. Moritz Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Return to Perpignan Claude Simon
- 1931 Paints at the Stern residence Diego Rivera
- 1931 Museum of Modern Art visit Frida Kahlo
- 1931 Teaching at Middlebury College Gabriela Mistral
- 1931 Teaching at Vassar College Gabriela Mistral
- 1931 Detention at Bethnal Green police station George Orwell
- 1931 Judgement Day at the Phoenix Theatre Glynis Johns
- 1931 University of Chicago degree Hastings Banda
- 1931 Working retreat at Rapidan Camp Herbert Hoover
- 1931 Moved to Casa Rossa Hermann Hesse
- 1931 Summer research at Strasbourg Howard Florey
- 1931 Return to Paris from London James Joyce
- 1931 Teaching at Lycée du Havre Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1931 Library post in Qingdao Jiang Qing
- 1931 New York tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
- 1931 Summer-stock performances in Ivoryton Katharine Hepburn
- 1931 Frontier service at Khorgos Konstantin Chernenko
- 1931 Teaching post at Elmina Kwame Nkrumah
- 1931 Research leave in Munich Lawrence Bragg
- 1931 Sorbonne studies Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1931 Return to Leningrad Lev Landau
- 1931 Studies at École technique Scientia Marguerite Duras
- 1931 Visit to Charlie Chaplin's set Marlene Dietrich
- 1931 Sent to live with grandmother Maya Angelou
- 1931 Education at Institut Le Rosey Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1931 Journey home through Jerusalem Muhammad Iqbal
- 1931 Second Round Table Conference Muhammad Iqbal
- 1931 Inspects the Uşak Sugar Factory Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1931 Novice monk in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
- 1931 Return to Banaras as Maryada editor Premchand
- 1931 Teacher at Marwari College Premchand
- 1931 Second Round Table Conference Sarojini Naidu
- 1931 Teaching at Lycée Montgrand Simone de Beauvoir
- 1931 Return to China for her mother's funeral Soong Ching-ling
- 1931 Summer research at Göttingen Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1931 Primary school in Wonogiri Suharto
- 1931 Civil-service posting to Kulim Tunku Abdul Rahman
- 1931 Drama training at RADA Vivien Leigh
- 1931 Michigan summer school lectures Walter Brattain
- 1931 Stay at Yamashiro Onsen Yosano Akiko