What Happened on September 13, 1931

Historical Events

Capt G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph)
Right-radical coup of Dr Pfrimer fails in Austria

Famous Birthdays

Barbara Bain, American actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999), born in Chicago, Illinois
Marjorie Jackson, Australian sprinter (Olympic gold 1952) and 33rd Governor of South Australia, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia

Famous Deaths

Lili Elbe

Lili Elbe [born Einar Wegener], Danish transgender woman, former painter, and 1st identifiable recipient of sex reassignment surgery (autobiography: Man into Woman), dies from complications involving a uterus transplant at 48