March 1931

march 1 – uss arizona placed in full commission after refit.
march 1 – sir oswald mosley founds new party breakaway labour party in united kingdom.
march 3 – star-spangled banner adopted united states national anthem.
march 5 – british viceroy of india , mohandas gandhi sign gandhi–irwin pact.
march 7 – new house of representatives opens in helsinki, finland.
march 11 – ready labour , defence of ussr programme, abbreviated gto, introduced in soviet union.
march 17 – nevada legalizes gambling.
march 19 – westminster st george s by-election in u.k. results in victory of conservative candidate duff cooper. by-election has been treated virtually referendum on leadership of conservative leader stanley baldwin, , duff cooper s victory ends campaign press barons lord beaverbrook , viscount rothermere oust baldwin.
march 23 – indian revolutionary leaders bhagat singh, shivaram rajguru , sukhdev thapar hanged conspiracy murder in british raj.
march 25 – scottsboro boys arrested in alabama , charged rape.
march 27 – english writer arnold bennett dies of typhoid in london shortly after returning visit paris, drank local water prove safe.
march 31 – earthquake destroys managua, nicaragua, killing 2,000 people.