January 1, 1931
4th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
Battle during the Italian colonization of Libya
The Persistence of Memory — painting by Salvador Dalí completed in 1931. Also known as Soft Watches or Melting Clocks, it is one of Dalí’s most famous pieces.
1931 China floods — series of devastating floods
Statute of Westminster 1931 — United Kingdom legislation
Battle of Shuangqiaozhen
1931 boundary conflict between the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas
Assassination by KPD supporters on police officers in Berlin on August 9, 1931
Most powerful earthquake in Texas history
1931 American gang killing