Page 15: Historical Events In 1932
Monday, 16 February 2026
Dec 04 Maria Callas, Greek/American operatic soprano is born 


Dec 05 German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa 


Dec 05 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity) 


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


Dec 07 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY. 


Dec 07 Ellen Burstyn, American actress is born. 


Dec 07 Ellen Burstyn, Detroit, actress (Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here). 


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


Dec 09 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician. 


Dec 10 King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution 


Dec 10 Thailand receives its inaugural constitution. 


Dec 11 Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain). 


Dec 11 SF's coldest day (27°F) 


Dec 11 Snow falls in San Francisco 


Dec 12 Egon Richter, writer, dies 


Dec 12 S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in NYC. 


Dec 14 Abbe Lane, Bkln, aka Mrs Xavier Cugat/singer (Xavier Cugat Show). 


Dec 14 French govt of Herriot falls. 


Dec 15 Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace). 


Dec 16 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70000 killed. 


Dec 16 Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) 


Dec 17 Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll. 


Dec 18 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game. 


Dec 18 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 


Dec 18 Roger Smith, South Gate Calif, actor (77 Sunset Strip) 


Dec 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas. 


Dec 20 John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI). 


Dec 20 Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13. 


Dec 21 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio). 


Dec 21 Ilja Zeljenka, composer. 


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 24 Eyvind Alnaes, composer, dies at 60. 


Dec 24 In this year, Arturo Alessandri claims presidental election in Chile 


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


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