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
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1931
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Mother Teresa
in 1931
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1931
2 moments here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1931
3 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Mwai Kibaki
in 1931
1 moment here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 1931
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Osho
in 1931
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pol Pot
in 1931
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Prajadhipok
in 1931
13 moments here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Premchand
in 1931
2 moments here
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880–1936), known by the pen name Premchand, was an Indian Hindi and Urdu writer.…
Puyi
in 1931
1 moment here
Puyi (1906–1967), the Xuantong Emperor, was the last emperor of Qing China and later the Kangde Emperor of Japanese-controlled Manchukuo.…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1931
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Simone de Beauvoir
in 1931
1 moment here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Soong Ching-ling
in 1931
1 moment here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
in 1931
1 moment here
Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…
Suharto
in 1931
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Thomas Edison
in 1931
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Toni Morrison
in 1931
1 moment here
Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
in 1931
1 moment here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1931
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
Vivien Leigh
in 1931
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
Walt Disney
in 1931
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Walter Brattain
in 1931
1 moment here
American experimental physicist and co-inventor of the point-contact transistor. Brattain’s documented life moved from his birth in Amoy, China,…
Yosano Akiko
in 1931
1 moment here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Moments
- 1931 Visits Lancashire textile workers Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Honolulu stopover Prajadhipok
- 1931 Visit to Mayor’s Grove Prajadhipok
- 1931 Birth in Rameswaram A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 1931 Birth in Klerksdorp Desmond Tutu
- 1931 Birth in Kafr Tahla Nawal El Saadawi
- 1931 Return to Bangkok from world journey Prajadhipok
- 1931 Dies at Glenmont Thomas Edison
- 1931 Recovery cruise to Panama Walt Disney
- 1931 Recovery holiday in Cuba Walt Disney
- 1931 Arrives in New York for MoMA retrospective Diego Rivera
- 1931 Study at Woodbrooke Quaker College Jomo Kenyatta
- 1931 Dinner hosted by Max von Laue Max Planck
- 1931 Birth in Gatuyaini Mwai Kibaki
- 1931 Landing at Port Arthur Puyi
- 1931 Works at the Museum of Modern Art Diego Rivera
- 1931 Addresses meetings in Lausanne Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Attends Brindisi cultural function Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Leaves London and speaks in Paris Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Meets Romain Rolland at Villeneuve Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Returns to Bombay from Europe Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Travels through Milan Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Visits Vatican and meets Mussolini Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Birth in Kuchwada Osho