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April 17, 1931

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Headlines from April 17, 1931

PARIS CHEERS KING ALFONSO AS HE JOINS QUEEN IN EXILE; SPAIN GOES BACK TO WORK; MONARCH LOOKS VERY TIRED Face Lined by Strain, He Wearily Smiles Thanks for Crowd's Acclaim. HE MAY REMAIN UNTIL JUNE Refuses to Discuss His Future With Newspaper Men--Heavy Guard Thrown About Hotel. KING'S MANIFESTO ISSUED Public Learns He Did Not Renounce Throne--Foes Assail His Attitude. Crowd Besieges Hotel. Alfonso's Face Shows Strain. Envoy Joined Sovereign Earlier. Cambo Also in Paris.

By P.j. Philip. Special Cable To the New York Times

Alfonso XIII, reception in Paris

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Notable Births

1931John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster[†]

John Edward Barrett, is a British retired tennis player, television commentator and author.

Malcolm Browne

1931Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (died 2012)[†]

Malcolm Wilde Browne was an American journalist and photographer, best known for his award-winning photograph of the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in 1963.

Historical Events

Catalan Republic (1931)

1931After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.[†]

The Catalan Republic was a state proclaimed in 1931 by Francesc Macià as the "Catalan Republic within the Iberian Federation", in the context of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. It was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, and superseded three days later, on 17 April, by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan institution of self-government within the Spanish Republic.