December 1931
december 5 – original cathedral of christ saviour in moscow (1883) dynamited order of joseph stalin. december 8 – carl friedrich goerdeler appointed reich price commissioner in germany enforce deflationary policies of brüning government. december 9 – spanish constituent cortes approves spanish constitution of 1931, establishing second spanish republic. december 10 jane addams became first american woman awarded nobel peace prize. niceto alcalá-zamora elected president of spanish republic. december 11 – parliament of united kingdom enacts statute of westminster, establishes status of legislative equality between self-governing dominions of commonwealth of australia, dominion of canada, irish free state, newfoundland, dominion of new zealand , union of south africa. december 13 – wakatsuki reijirō resigns prime minister of japan. december 26 – phi iota alpha, oldest surviving latino fraternity, founded in united states.