September 1931
The following events occurred in September 1931: September 1, 1931 (Tuesday) A mutiny broke out among sailors and officers in the Chilean Navy when crews stationed at the port of Coquimbo revolted against proposed reductions in salaries. In a suburb of Havana at 2:20 in the morning, a large bomb exploded at the branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. The blast caused several thousand dollars worth of damage. Born: Cecil Parkinson, English politician; in Carnforth (d. 2016) Javier Solís, Mexican singer and actor, in Tacubaya, Mexico City (d. 1966) September 2, 1931 (Wednesday) The Italian government announced a surprise agreement with the Vatican allowing Azione Cattolica to operate as long as it abstained from politics and did not compete with the interests of the state in any way. The Chilean cabinet resigned over the naval mutiny crisis. September 3, 1931 (Thursday) King Alexander I of Yugoslavia proclaimed the Yugoslav Constitution by decree. The new Constitution provided powers to the King as both head of state and commander-in-chief of the Yugoslavian armed forces, with power to dissolve Parliament with approval of the cabinet. The German stock exchange reopened for the first time since being shut on July 13. The P.