Page 12: Historical Events In 1932
Monday, 16 February 2026
Sep 11 Franciszek Zwirko and Stanislaw Wigura, Polish pilots (Żwirko b. 1895 Wigura b. 1901) 


Sep 11 Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed in a plane crash when their RWD 6 crashes into the ground during a storm. 


Sep 11 Herbert "Sonny" Leon Callahan, (Rep-R-Alabama, 1985- ). 


Sep 12 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR 


Sep 13 Julius Rontgen, composer, dies at 77 


Sep 13 NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 


Sep 14 Harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada) 


Sep 14 Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer, dies at 53. 


Sep 14 Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri 


Sep 15 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer, dies at 76 


Sep 16 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record). 


Sep 18 Actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping from the letter "H" in the Hollywood sign. 


Sep 18 Jack Mullaney, Pitts Pa, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time). 


Sep 19 Mike Royko, Chicago, journalist (Chic Daily News)/author (Boss) 


Sep 20 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant 


Sep 20 Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63. 


Sep 21 Don Preston, rocker (Mothers Of Invention). 


Sep 22 Hungarian govt of Károlyi falls 


Sep 23 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merge into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 


Sep 23 Kingdom of Hejaz andNejd renamed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 


Sep 24 NY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA 


Sep 25 Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th HR in last game of season. 


Sep 26 Clifton C Williams Jr, Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut. 


Sep 28 1932 Baseball World Series opens with the Chicago Cubs vs. NY Yankees (6-12). 


Sep 29 "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair. 


Sep 30 Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo). 


Oct 02 NY Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series 


Oct 03 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations. 


Oct 04 Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new govt in Hungary 


Oct 06 Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder (Women's International Center) 


Oct 07 Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond 


Oct 08 The Indian Air Force is established 


Oct 10 "Betty and Bob" premieres on radio 


Oct 10 "Betty and Bob" premiers on radio. 


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