December 9, 1931

1931Cliff Hagan, American basketball player-coach^[†]

Clifford Oldham Hagan is an American former professional basketball player. A 6′ 4″ forward who excelled with the hook shot, Hagan, nicknamed "Li’l Abner", played his entire 10-year NBA career (1956–1966) with the St. Louis Hawks. He was also a player-coach for the Dallas Chaparrals in the first two-plus years of the American Basketball Association's existence (1967–1970). Hagan is a five-time NBA All-Star and an ABA All-Star. He won an NCAA basketball championship in 1951 as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats, and he won an NBA championship with the Hawks in 1958.

1931William Reynolds, American actor (died 2022)^[†]

William DeClercq Reynolds was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Special Agent Tom Colby in the 1960s television series The F.B.I. and his film and television roles during the 1950s through the 1970s.

1931Ladislav Smoljak, Czech actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)^[†]

Ladislav Smoljak was a Czech film and theatre director, actor and screenwriter.

1931The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.^[†]

The Constituent Cortes is the description of Spain's parliament, the Cortes, when convened as a constituent assembly.