1931 Fact Sheet
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Paper towel | 1931 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Arthur Scott |
| Stereophonic Sound Recording | 1931 | United Kingdom | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Alan Dower Blumlein |
| Cotton Tampon | 1931 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Earle Cleveland Haas |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1931 Stanley Cup Winner | 1931 | Montreal Canadiens | Cecil Hart | Chicago Black Hawks | Dick Irvin | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Years Of Grace, Margaret Ayer Barnes | 1931 | Years Of Grace | Margaret Ayer Barnes |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Savarona | 1931/1992 | 408 | Kahraman Sadikoglu (leaseholder) | Wikipedia |
Database: World Land Speed Record Holders
| Record Name | Year | Date | Car | Driver | Speed (MPG) | Speed (KPH) | Source |
| Bluebird | 1931 | Feb 5 | Bluebird | Malcolm Campbell | 246.09 | 393.74 | Thrust Team |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Antonin Magne Tour 25 | 1931 | France | Cycling | 25 | Antonin Magne |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| St. Olav | 1931 | Tallinn | Estonia | St. Olav | 123.7 m | 406 ft | Wikipedia |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | 1931 | Melbourne | Australia | St. Paul's Cathedral | 96.0 m | 315 ft | Wikipedia |
| Saint-Esprit | 1931 | Paris | France | Saint-Esprit | 85.3 m | 279 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| City Lights (1931) | 1931 | 11. | City Lights | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| George Washington Bridge | 1931 | United States | George Washington Bridge | Fort Lee, NJ - New York, NY, USA | 1,067 | 3,500 | (The largest from 1931 until 1937) | Wikipedia |
| Ambassador Bridge (The largest from 1929 until 1931) | 1929 | Canada | Ambassador Bridge (The largest from 1929 until 1931) | Detroit, Michigan, USA – Windsor, Ontario, Canada | 564 | 1,850 | Wikipedia | |
| St. Johns Bridge | 1931 | United States | St. Johns Bridge | Portland, OR, USA | 368 | 1,207 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Osseo (Iron) | Ontario | Canada | 1931 | Iron | Find | 46.3 |
| Leeds aka Toluca (Iron) | Quebec | Canada | 1931 | Iron | Find | 1.445 |
| Bruno (Iron) | Saskatchewan | Canada | 1931 | Iron | Find | 13 |
| Springwater (Stony iron) | Saskatchewan | Canada | 1931 | Stony iron | Find | 67.6 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1931 | 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis | Philadelphia | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1931 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1931 | Tennis | Sidney Wood Jr. | Francis Shields | 61 61 60 |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1931 | 1931 | United States | 54.38 deg F | 107 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1931-1932 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1931-1932 | 16.93 | +1.80 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1930-1931 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1930-1931 | 12.52 | -2.61 | National Weather Service |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1931) | 1931 | Montreal Canadiens | Hockey | NHL | Howie Morenz |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Pierre Laval | 1931 | Pierre Laval |
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