1931 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1931 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George V of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Ramsay MacDonald, Labour and national coalition
[edit] Events
- 6 January - Sadler's Wells Theatre opens in London.[1]
- 14 April - The Highway Code issued.[1]
- 23 May - Whipsnade Zoo opens in Bedfordshire.[1]
- 7 June - The Dogger Bank earthquake is felt across Britain.[2]
- 12 June - Charlie Parker equals J.T. Hearne's record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets.
- 24 August - Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald resigns in Britain and is replaced by National Government of people drawn from all parties also under MacDonald.
- 6 September - Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden announces salary cuts for all government employees, and reductions to unemployment benefit.[3]
- 15 September - The Invergordon Mutiny: Strikes in Royal Navy due to decreased salaries.
- 20 September - Pound sterling comes off the gold standard.[1]
- 17 October - General election results in victory for the National Government. Ramsay Macdonald remains Prime Minister.[3]
- 12 November - The Abbey Road Studios in London are opened by Sir Edward Elgar.[1]
- 11 December - Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
[edit] Undated
- The Vic-Wells Ballet, later to become the Royal Ballet, debuts in London.[4]
[edit] Publications
- Agatha Christie's novel The Sittaford Mystery.
- Anthony Powell's novel Afternoon Men.
- Vita Sackville-West's novel All Passion Spent.
- Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves.
[edit] Births
- 10 January - Peter Barnes, playwright and screenwriter (died 2004)
- 2 February - Les Dawson, comedian (died 1993)
- 24 February - Brian Close, cricket player
- 26 February - Ally McLeod, football manager
- 6 March - Jimmy Stewart, racing driver (died 2008)
- 14 March - Frank Sando, long-distance runner
- 19 March - Alan Newton, track cyclist
- 7 April - Jeff Elliott, decathlete and pole vaulter
- 29 April - Lonnie Donegan, musician (died 2002)
- 7 June
- Virginia McKenna, actress
- Malcolm Morley, painter
- 28 August - John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
- 8 September - Jack Rosenthal, playwright (died 2004)
- 22 September - Fay Weldon, author
- 22 September - George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, politician (died 2003)
- 4 October - Terence Conran, designer and businessman
- 19 October - John le Carré, novelist
- 23 October - Diana Dors, actress (died 1984)
- 9 November - Eric Sandstrom, track and field sprinter
[edit] Deaths
- 22 January - Alfred Maudslay, colonial diplomat, explorer and archaeologist (born 1850)
- 11 February - Charles Algernon Parsons, inventor (born 1854)
- 5 March - Arthur Tooth, Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s (born 1839)
- 17 March - James Stewart, Scottish Labour Party politician, MP for Glasgow St. Rollox 1922–1931 (born 1863)
- 27 March - Arnold Bennett, novelist (born 1867)
- 30 April - Sammy Woods, cricketer (born 1867)
- 13 June - Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent, businessman (born 1850)
- 5 September - John Thomson, footballer (born 1909)
- 2 October - Thomas Lipton, merchant and yachtsman (born 1850)
[edit] Unknown dates
- Lancelot Speed, illustrator (born 1860)
- Joseph Tabrar, songwriter (born 1857)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Earth Science resources - earthquake records. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 373-374. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ (1999) The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
