Historical Events
American Clipper
Charles Lindbergh inaugurates Pan Am service from Cuba to South America in the Sikorsky flying boat "American Clipper"
- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opens Whitney Museum of American Art on West Eighth Street. NY, after the Met Museum refuses to accept her collection [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, born in Manchester, Connecticut (d. 2003)
Famous Deaths
- Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian composer (Gergana), dies at 50
- Hara Prasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature, dies at 77
- John Paulus Lotsy, Dutch botanist and geneticist (Resumptio Genetics), dies at 64
Died in 1931 1931 Highlights
About November 17, 1931
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 92 years, 5 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Scorpio
