Timeline September 1931

Events in September 1931 11

• 1882 – 1931 Lili Elbe (1882-1931) Died 13 September 1931, aged 48 Danish painter and transgender woman, one of the first people to undergo gender-affirming surgery. She died of complications after a uterus transplant operation in Dresden. Her life inspired the novel and film The Danish Girl.
• 1931 – 2024 Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024) American actress, singer and dancer, star of South Pacific.
• 1931 Mitzi Gaynor born in Chicago Mitzi Gaynor is born in Chicago.
• 1931 Second Round Table Conference Gandhi attends London talks on India's constitutional future Gandhi attended the conference as the only representative of the Indian National Congress. The talks broke down, largely over separate electorates for minorities. Gandhi returned to India empty-handed and was arrested soon afterwards.
• 1931 Belize hurricane Hurricane devastates Belize City A hurricane struck Belize City, then the capital of British Honduras, on the day of the colony's national celebrations. The storm surge flooded the low-lying city. About 2,500 people were killed.
• 1931 – 2013 George Jones (1931-2013) Died 26 April 2013, aged 81 George Jones was an American country music singer known for hits including He Stopped Loving Her Today, widely regarded as one of the genre's greatest vocalists. He died in Nashville from hypoxic respiratory failure.
• 1931 Invergordon Mutiny Atlantic Fleet sailors refuse duty over pay cuts Sailors of the Royal Navy's Atlantic Fleet at Invergordon in Scotland refused to put to sea in protest at pay cuts announced by the National Government. The Admiralty agreed to review the cuts and the mutiny ended peacefully. News of it helped trigger the run on sterling that forced Britain off gold days later.
• 1931 – 2005 Anne Bancroft (1931-2005) Died 6 June 2005, aged 73 Anne Bancroft, the Academy Award-winning actress best known for her role as Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate", died on 6 June 2005. She won the Oscar for Best Actress for "The Miracle Worker" in 1962 and had a career spanning stage, film and television. Bancroft was married to filmmaker and comedian Mel Brooks.
• 1931 Mukden Incident Japan stages a railway bombing to justify invading Manchuria Japanese officers of the Kwantung Army set off a small explosive on the South Manchuria Railway near Mukden and blamed Chinese dissidents. Japan used the incident as a pretext to occupy Manchuria. The following year it set up the puppet state of Manchukuo there.
• 1931 Britain abandons the gold standard Sterling floats after a run on the pound Heavy withdrawals of gold during the financial crisis forced the National Government to suspend the convertibility of sterling into gold. The pound quickly lost about a quarter of its value against the dollar. Many other countries soon followed Britain off gold.
• 1931 – 2012 Larry Hagman (1931-2012) Died 23 November 2012, aged 81 American actor best known for playing the villainous oil baron J.R. Ewing on the television series "Dallas." He died of complications from cancer.