Page 3: Historical Events In 1932

Feb 11   73°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February.   

Feb 11   73ºF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February.   

Feb 12   Communist Party of Holland forms Unemployed Combat Committees.   

Feb 13   "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang"   

Feb 14   S Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings v Aust (Ironmonger 5-6)   

Feb 14   South Africa all out for 36 in inaugural innings vs Australia (Ironmonger 5-6).   

Feb 15   3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY.   

Feb 15   3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY.   

Feb 15   Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time.   

Feb 15   George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show".   

Feb 15   Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), dies at 66   

Feb 15   US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan is recorded as becoming only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)   

Feb 16   1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

Feb 16   Patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

Feb 17   Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70   

Feb 17   Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC   

Feb 18   Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66   

Feb 18   In this year, Sonja Henie claims her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title.   

Feb 18   Japan declares Manchuria Independent.   

Feb 19   Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana)   

Feb 19   William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August".   

Feb 20   Japanese troops occupy Tunhua China.   

Feb 21   Andre Tardieu is recorded as becoming premier of France.   

Feb 21   Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin   

Feb 22   Purple Heart award re-instituted.   

Feb 22   Purple Heart award reinstituted   

Feb 24   Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona.   

Feb 24   Michel Legrand, French film composer is born   

Feb 25   Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship   

Feb 27   Elizabeth Taylor, American actress is born.   

Feb 27   Explosion in coal mine Boissevain, Virginia, USA (38 dead).   

Feb 29   "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies.   

Feb 29   Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland.   

Feb 29   Gavin Stevens, cricket (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour).   

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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)