August 1931
9 August
The referendum to dissolve the Prussian Landtag initiated by the Stahlhelm group fails. Just 37.1% of people vote in favor of the referendum. This means that the required majority of 50% is not obtained.
[Overesch/Saal, p. 545]
21 August
Manfred von Ardenne and the company Loewe present a fully electronic television for the first time at the Berlin radio show.
[Büttner, p. 794]