Apr 24 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1862 Apollo

Apr 27 Apollo asteroid discovered, with a perigee of 2 million miles

Apr 04 The birth of Anthony Perkins, American actor

Apr 27 Hart Crane sailing from Mexico to NY commits suicide

Nov 08 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected President for first time

Nov 08 Incumbent Herbert Hoover is defeated at the polls for the U.S. presidency by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Nov 22 Robert Vaughn (actor The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)

Nov 29 The birth of Jacques Chirac, French president

Nov 01 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program

Nov 22 Pump patented that computes quantity and price delivered

Nov 09 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500

Nov 22 Robert Vaughn (actor: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)

Sep 03 Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US tennis title

Sep 23 Kingdom of Hejaz andNejd renamed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sep 07 The birth of John Paul Getty II, American philathropist

Sep 01 NYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)

Jun 10 The first demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass

Jun 11 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1222 Tina

Jun 06 US Federal gas tax enacted

Jun 07 Some 7,000+ war veterans march on Washington, D.C. demanding bonus pay for their service in World War I.

Jun 16 Pres Hoover & VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention

Jun 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR

Jun 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand

Dec 10 Thailand receives its first constitution

Dec 04 The birth of Maria Callas, Greek/American operatic soprano

Dec 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas

Dec 07 First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York

Dec 11 San Francisco's coldest day (27øF).

Dec 02 The Adventures of Charlie Chan debuts on the NBC Blue radio network.

Dec 05 The first Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the first four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft.

Dec 21 SS Gateshead, sunk in a storm off Seaham Harbour, Durham after a collision with the Norwegian vessel Miranda. Most of the crew including the Captain, Matthew W. Hall lost their lives.

Dec 07 The birth of Ellen Burstyn, American actress

Dec 25 December 25 First Empire Christmas Broadcast, with address by King George V. included contributions from Canada, and was distributed to all Canadian stations

Dec 25 December 25: First Empire Christmas Broadcast, with address by King George V. included contributions from Canada, and was distributed to all Canadian stations

Dec 26 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China

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