February 1931

february 3 – hawke s bay earthquake: of new zealand cities of napier , hastings destroyed in earthquake measuring 7.9 on richter scale killing 256 people.
february 4 – soviet leader joseph stalin gives speech calling rapid industrialization, arguing strong industrialized countries win wars while weak nations beaten . stalin states : fifty or hundred years behind advanced countries. must make distance in ten years. either it, or crush us. intensification of first five-year plan in soviet union industrialization , collectivization of agriculture.
february 10 – official inauguration ceremonies new delhi capital of india begin.
february 11 – national socialist (nsdap) , german national people s party (dnvp) members walk out of german reichstag in protest against changes in parliament s protocol intended limit heckling.
february 12 – vatican radio first broadcasts.
february 14 – original film version of dracula bela lugosi released in united states.
february 16 – pehr evind svinhufvud elected president of finland.
february 20 – california gets go-ahead united states congress build san francisco–oakland bay bridge.
february 21 – peruvian revolutionaries hijack ford trimotor aeroplane , demand pilot drop propaganda leaflets on lima.


february 10: new delhi becomes india s capital



february 21: ford trimotor hijacked