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Events on January 7 in history

Guy Menzies
1931Jan, 7

Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.

Guy Lambton Menzies (20 August 1909 – 1 November 1940) was an Australian aviator who flew the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931.

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Events on 1931

  • 20Feb

    San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

    The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
  • 19Mar

    Nevada

    Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
  • 23Mar

    Indian independence movement

    Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
  • 1Oct

    Women's suffrage

    Spain adopts women's suffrage.
  • 7Nov

    October Revolution

    The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.