What Happened on January 30, 1931

Historical Events

"City Lights"

"City Lights", American silent romantic comedy film directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring himself and Virginia Cherrill, premieres at Los Angeles Theater

Comedian, Actor and Filmmaker Charlie Chaplin

Famous Birthdays

Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist and author ("Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"; "Incident at Hawk's Hill"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2011)
John Crosbie, Canadian politician, born in St. John's, Canada (d. 2020)
Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author (Transit of Venus), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2016)
Stewart McKinney, American politician (Rep-R-CT, 1971-87), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)

Born in 1931 1931 Highlights