Jan 31 The birth of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands

Jan 21 Dutch government starts obligatory unemployment insurance

Jan 03 The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized

Jan 17 Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman

Jan 19 The Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more.

Jan 10 Eduard van Beinum becomes world's first conductor at Concert Hall

Jan 14 National Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY)

Feb 24 Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles

Feb 26 US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer

Feb 27 Britain & France recognize Franco government in Spain

Feb 04 Adolf Hitler takes command of the German Army

Feb 20 UK Foreign Secretary Eden resigns, says PM Chamberlain appeased Germany

Feb 12 Austrian chancellor Schuschnigg visits Hitler in Berchtesgaden

Feb 13 The birth of Oliver Reed, British actor

Feb 16 US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized

Feb 05 Hans Engnestangen skates world record 500 meter (41.8 seconds)

Feb 10 King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga

Feb 26 First passenger ship equipped with radar

Feb 25 British Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister

Feb 04 Hitler seizes control of German army &puts Nazi in key posts

Feb 12 German troops entered Austria

Feb 26 US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee

Feb 24 Nylon's first commercial use, in toothbrush bristles

Feb 23 Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

Feb 04 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway

Apr 29 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema

Apr 15 The birth of Claudia Cardinale, Film actress

Apr 12 US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses (NY)

Apr 25 The first use of seeing eye dog

Apr 01 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY

Apr 01 The birth of Ali Mcgraw, American actress

Apr 04 5th Golf Masters Championship Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285

Apr 05 H Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti

Apr 26 Mandatory registration of all property held by Jews inside the Reich, valued Jewish property is to be seized within Greater Germany at a value of approximately eight billion Reichmarks.

Apr 28 King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary

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