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.