Page 11: Historical Events In 1932

Aug 14   10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes.   

Aug 14   Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies   

Aug 16   Eydie Gorme, [Edithe Gormezano], Bronx NY, singer (Bossa Nova)   

Aug 18   Auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16201m in a balloon   

Aug 19   46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)   

Aug 19   John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire   

Aug 20   Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87.   

Aug 21   Frederick Corder, composer, dies at 80.   

Aug 21   Melvin Van Peebles, Chicago IL, actor/director (Sophisticated Gent).   

Aug 21   Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons   

Aug 22   BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts.   

Aug 24   1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart   

Aug 24   Amelia Earhart is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman to fly across the U.S. nonstop, completing a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ   

Aug 24   The inaugural transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart   

Aug 25   Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight.   

Aug 25   Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov, Russia, cosmonaut.   

Aug 27   200000 English textile workers strike   

Aug 28   Andy Bathgate, Canada, NY Ranger (1958 NHL MVP)   

Aug 29   International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam   

Aug 30   Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag).   

Aug 30   Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

Aug 31   Benito Wogatzki, writer.   

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

Sep 03   Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US tennis title.   

Sep 03   Richard Tyler, NYC, actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family).   

Sep 04   15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller GC St Paul Minn   

Sep 04   Carlos Romero-Barcel, (Rep-D-Puerto Rico).   

Sep 05   Paul Bern, husband of Jean Harlow, dies   

Sep 05   The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger   

Sep 07   Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games.   

Sep 07   John Paul Getty II, American philathropist is born   

Sep 09   Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning   

Sep 10   52nd US Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64).   

Sep 10   Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52   

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Jan 01   Arnfried g d p: Dutch manufacturer (breadcrumbs)/drugs dealer   

Jan 01   Jackie parker: American football player    

Jan 02   Dabney coleman: Austin texas, (that girl, mary hartman, buffalo bill)   

Jan 03   Anatoli petrovich kuklin: Russia, cosmonaut   

Jan 03   Jaswick taylor: Cricketer (wi pace bowler 50s, 10 wkts in 3 tests)   

Jan 03   Mara corday: Santa monica calif, actress (foxfire, black scorpion)   

Jan 03   Coo coo marlin: American race car driver    

Jan 04   Richard stahl: Detroit mich, actor (howard-it's a living)   

Jan 01   C p scott: British journalist, publisher and politician (b. 1846)   

Jan 07   Henri stroethoff: Dutch actor (bright paradise),    

Jan 08   Eurosia fabris: Italian catholic (b. 1866)   

Jan 13   Sophia of prussia: Consort of constantine i of greece (b. 1870)   

Jan 15   Georg kerschensteiner: German educationalist,   

Jan 17   Albert jacka: Vc, australian soldier (b. 1893)   

Jan 21   [giles] lytton strachey: British biographer/critic,    

Jan 24   Alfred yarrow: English shipbuilder (b. 1842)