Page 2: Historical Events In 1932

Jan 25   Bradman scores 167 New South Wales vs Victoria, 224 minutes, 22 fours   

Jan 25   Governor General, the Earl of Bessborough speaks to the Lieutenant Governor of each province, to inaugurate the Trans-Canada telephone system   

Jan 25   The inaugural commencement exercises at Hebrew University in Jerusalem   

Jan 26   British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)   

Jan 26   William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies.   

Jan 28   1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin).   

Jan 28   Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75.   

Jan 28   inaugural US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin   

Jan 28   Japan occupies Shanghai.   

Jan 28   Japanese forces occupy Shanghai, and then goes on to invade the rest of China   

Jan 29   Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide.   

Jan 30   Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval   

Jan 30   Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa inaugural innings at Adelaide Oval.   

Jan 31   US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction   

Feb 01   Bradman makes 299 vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th   

Feb 01   Bradman makes 299* vs S Africa, runs out partner going for 300th.   

Feb 02   Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader   

Feb 02   Al Capone sent to prison (Atlanta GA).   

Feb 02   Al Capone sent to prison (Atlanta, Georgia).   

Feb 02   Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries   

Feb 04   3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY   

Feb 04   Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria   

Feb 04   Lake Placid, NY hosts the inaugural Winter Olympics. Lake Placid would reprise this role in 1980.   

Feb 06   1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)   

Feb 06   Fascist coup in the Memel territory.   

Feb 06   Francois Truffaut, French director is born   

Feb 07   Gay Talese, American actor is born   

Feb 08   John Williams, US film score writer is born.   

Feb 08   Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang   

Feb 09   America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time.   

Feb 09   America enter Olympics 2-man bobsled competition for inaugural time.   

Feb 09   Junnosuke Inouye, Japanese minister of Finance, murdered.   

Feb 09   US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing NY).   

Feb 10   R H Edgar Wallace, British writer/journalist (3 Just Men), dies at 76   

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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)