Timeline April 1931

Events in April 1931 6

• 1883 – 1931 Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) Died 10 April 1931, aged 48 Lebanese-American writer, poet and artist. His collection of prose poems The Prophet (1923) became one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century. He died in New York City.
• 1931 1931 World Snooker Championship Joe Davis Title 5 Winner: Joe Davis; Runner-up: Tom Dennis. Score: 25–21.
• 1931 – 2023 Daniel Ellsberg (1931-2023) Died 16 June 2023, aged 92 American analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, exposing the government's private assessment of the Vietnam War.
• 1931 Second Spanish Republic proclaimed Alfonso XIII leaves Spain after republicans sweep municipal elections Republican parties won in the major cities in the municipal elections of 12 April. Two days later the republic was proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII went into exile without abdicating. A provisional government under Niceto Alcalá-Zamora took power.
• 1931 Spanish monarchy abolished Second Spanish Republic begins King Alfonso XIII left Spain after municipal elections led to the proclamation of the republic.
• 1931 – 1939 The Second Spanish Republic Democratic Experiment The democratic regime that existed until its defeat in the Spanish Civil War.