Editing 1731 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 8]] &ndash; An avalanche from the Skafjell mountain causes a massive wave in the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]] [[fjord]] in Norway that sinks all boats that happen to be in the water at the time and kills people on both shores.<ref>[https://www.fjords.com/rock-avalanches-skafjell/ "The Skafjell Rock Avalanche in 1731"], Fjords.com</ref>
* [[February 3]] &ndash; A fire in [[Brussels]] at the [[Coudenberg|Coudenberg Palace]], at this time the home of the ruling Austrian [[Duchy of Brabant|Duchess of Brabant]], destroys the building, including the state records stored therein.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of the palace | website=Coudenberg Palace | url=https://coudenberg.brussels/en/history/history-of-the-palace | access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[February 16]] &ndash; In China, the [[Yongzheng Emperor |Emperor Yongzheng]] orders grain to be shipped from [[Hubei]] and [[Guangdong]] to the famine-stricken [[Shangzhou District|Shangzhou region]] of [[Shaanxi]] province.
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco|Louise Hippolyte]] becomes the second woman to serve as [[Monarchy of Monaco|Princess of Monaco]], the reigning monarch of the [[Principality of Monaco|tiny European principality]], ascending upon the death of her father [[Antonio I, Prince of Monaco|Prince Antonio]].  She reigns only nine months before dying of [[smallpox]] on December 29.
* [[March 16]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Vienna (1731)|Treaty of Vienna]] is signed between the [[Holy Roman Empire]], [[Great Britain]], the [[Dutch Republic]] and [[Spain]].