Page 12: Historical Events In 1933

Aug 05   Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them).   

Aug 07   Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, US, sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon)   

Aug 07   The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day is recorded as becoming known as Assyrian Martyrs Day   

Aug 09   Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author.   

Aug 11   Temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record).   

Aug 12   Cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup   

Aug 13   16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee   

Aug 13   Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 14   Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle and sets AL record with 9 RBIs.   

Aug 16   Jan van Ginkel, graphic artist/publisher (Perscombinatie)   

Aug 17   Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1308th straight game   

Aug 18   Roman Polanski, Polish director is born.   

Aug 19   47th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)   

Aug 20   Don Fuqua, (Rep-D-FL, 1963-86)   

Aug 21   Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave).   

Aug 21   Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game.   

Aug 22   Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62.   

Aug 22   Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games and a split season   

Aug 23   1st TV boxing match.   

Aug 23   Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

Aug 25   Regis Philbin, TV talk show host (Joey Bishop, Regis and Kathie Lee).   

Aug 26   Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44588 km).   

Aug 27   Earl Averill is recorded as becoming 2nd Cleveland ballplayer to hit for cycle Moody defaults in 3rd set, trailing 3-0.   

Aug 29   Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70.   

Aug 29   Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

Aug 30   Air France forms.   

Aug 30   Arne Mellnas, composer   

Sep 01   In this year, H.G Wells publishes 'The Shape of the Things to Come'.   

Sep 02   Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor.   

Sep 03   Roland Kayn, composer.   

Sep 03   Yevgeniy Abalakov reaches the highest point of the Soviet Union.   

Sep 04   1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il   

Sep 04   Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor (Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger).   

Sep 04   The inaugural airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il.   

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Jan 01   Anders bo leif linde: Composer   

Jan 01   James a abrahamson: Usaf/astronaut   

Jan 01   Joe orton: England, actor/dramatist (prick up your ears)   

Jan 01   Joe orton: English writer   

Jan 01   Frederick lowy: Canadian educator   

Jan 01   Norman yemm: Australian actor   

Jan 02   Ed casey: Australian politician   

Jan 02   Morimura seiichi: Japanese novelist   

Jan 03   Wilhelm cuno: German reich's chancellor (1922-23),    

Jan 04   Lucas lindeboom: Dutch evangelist (vredebond),   

Jan 05   Calvin coolidge: 30th president (1923-29),   

Jan 06   Vladimir de pachmann: Russian-german pianist (b. 1848)   

Jan 12   Vaclav suk: Composer,   

Jan 17   John hodges: Cricketer (6 wickets in australia's 1st two tests),    

Jan 21   George a. moore: Irish novelist (b. 1852)   

Jan 26   Alva belmont: American socialite (b. 1853)