* Neil Postman, ( 1931 – 2003 ) author, media theorist and cultural critic,

Alfons Maria Jakob ( 2 July 1884, Aschaffenburg / Bavaria – 17 October 1931, Hamburg ) was a German neurologist with important contributions on neuropathology.

* 1866 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church ( d. 1931 )

* 1931 – Baba Ram Dass, American Hindu spiritual teacher

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1931 – Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter ( d. 1995 )

* 1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Bengali-American spiritual teacher, poet, and painter ( d. 2007 )

* 1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player

* 1931 – Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author ( d. 2010 )

* 1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player

* 1931 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach

* 1931 – Pierre DuMaine, American bishop

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 1931 – Viliam Schrojf, Slovak footballer ( d. 2007 )

* 1931 – Ramblin ' Jack Elliott, American singer-songwriter

* 1931 – Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer

* 1958 – Peter Collins, English race car driver ( b. 1931 )

Franciszek Bujak ( 1875 – 1953 ) and Jan Rutkowski ( 1886 – 1949 ), the founders of modern economic history in Poland and of the journal Roczniki Dziejów Spolecznych i Gospodarczych ( 1931 – ), were attracted to the innovations of the Annales school.

* 1862 – Victoria of Baden ( d. 1931 )

* 1868 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician ( d. 1931 )

* 1879 – Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer ( d. 1931 )

* 1931 – Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author

* 1931 – Roger Penrose, English physicist

In 2001, Alfred Nobel's great-grandnephew, Peter Nobel ( b. 1931 ), asked the Bank of Sweden to differentiate its award to economists given " in Alfred Nobel's memory " from the five other awards.

In 1980 Peter Galton renamed Pterodactylus brancai ( Reck 1931 ), a form from a late Jurassic African formation, into Dsungaripterus brancai, but the identification is now commonly rejected.

This Wöhler Myth, as historian of science Peter J. Ramberg called it, originated from a popular history of chemistry published in 1931, which, " ignoring all pretense of historical accuracy, turned Wöhler into a crusader who made attempt after attempt to synthesize a natural product that would refute vitalism and lift the veil of ignorance, until ' one afternoon the miracle happened '".

In 1931, after Woman in the Moon, Lang directed what many film scholars consider to be his masterpiece: M, a disturbing story of a child murderer ( Peter Lorre in his first starring role ) who is hunted down and brought to rough justice by Berlin's criminal underworld.

* 1864 – Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia ( d. 1931 )

* 1931 – Peter Collins, English race car driver ( d. 1958 )

* 2004 – Peter Mathers, English-born Australian novelist ( b. 1931 )

The first church in Yerevan ; the church of St. Peter and Paul, was built in the fifth century, and was demolished in 1931 to build a cinema hall.

* Peter Collins, former Formula One driver was born in Kidderminster on 6 November 1931.

M is a 1931 German drama-thriller directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre.

The brothers and sisters were Jørgine Caroline ( 1854 – 1879 ), Mathilde Sophie ( born 1856 ), Karen Marie ( 1857 – 1876 ), Jørgen Peter ( born 1859 ) emigrated to Australia, Johan Sophus ( 1861 – 1942 ) emigrated to USA, Christian Albert ( born 1863 ) emigrated to USA, Carl August ( 1865 – 1931 ), Anders Jacob ( born 1867 ) emigrated to USA, Helene Christine Louise ( born 1869 ) emigrated to USA, Valdemar Emil ( 1871 – 1965 ), Julie Christine ( born 1872 ), Anna Dusine ( 8 January to 2 April 1875 ). All the children bore the surname Nielsen despite regulations by the Ministry of Church Affairs.

Upon the death of their mother two years later ( in 1931 ), he and Nancy were adopted by their maternal aunt, Gretl, and paternal uncle, Sidney, who married and had a son named Peter.

In Five Red Herrings ( 1931 ), a Lord Peter Wimsey novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter ( a Balliol man ) is asked whether he remembers a certain contemporary from Trinity.

In Five Red Herrings ( 1931 ), a Lord Peter Wimsey novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter ( a Balliol man ) is asked whether he remembers a certain contemporary from Trinity.

This Wöhler Myth, as historian of science Peter J. Ramberg called it, originated from a popular history of chemistry published in 1931, which, " ignoring all pretense of historical accuracy, turned Wöhler into a crusader who made attempt after attempt to synthesize a natural product that would refute vitalism and lift the veil of ignorance, until ' one afternoon the miracle happened '".

The Colonial Secretary Peter Broun announced in June 1839 that the island would be " converted to an Establishment for the Aborigines ", and between 1838 and 1931, except for the period 1849 to 1855, Rottnest was used as an Aboriginal prison.

The chilling German film M ( 1931 ) directed by Fritz Lang, starred Peter Lorre ( in his first film role ) as a criminal deviant who preys on children.

Peter Kürten ( 26 May 1883 – 2 July 1931 ) was a German serial killer dubbed The Vampire of Düsseldorf by the contemporary media.

* 1931: Peter Lee

* Listen to an excerpt of Peter Dawson singing ' Along the Road to Gundagai ' in 1931 on australianscreen online

Hugo Winckler and Theodor Makridis Bey conducted the first excavations 1906, 1907, and 1911 – 13, which were resumed in 1931 under Kurt Bittel, followed by Peter Neve ( site director 1963, general director 1978 – 94 ).