Page 4: Historical Events In 1933

Mar 01   Bank holidays declared in 6 states, to prevent run on banks.   

Mar 02   "King Kong", premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy NYC.   

Mar 02   Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan.   

Mar 03   Mount Rushmore dedicated   

Mar 03   New York NY premiere of "King Kong".   

Mar 04   Chancellor Dollfuss disdolves Austrian parliament   

Mar 04   FDR inaugrated as 32nd President, pledges to pull US out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"   

Mar 04   Frances Perkins is recorded as becoming Secretary of Labor, inaugural US woman cabinet member   

Mar 04   Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in (for his inaugural term) as US President   

Mar 04   Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36   

Mar 05   FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday   

Mar 05   In this year, Germany's Nazi Party claims majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)   

Mar 06   Anton J Cermak, US mayor of Chicago, murdered.   

Mar 06   FDR declares a nationwide bank holiday.   

Mar 06   Poland occupies free city Danzig (Gdansk)   

Mar 07   Game of "Monopoly" invented   

Mar 09   Bulgarian communists Dimitrov, Popov and Vassili arrested in Berlin.   

Mar 09   Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days"   

Mar 09   Lloyd Price, Kenner La, singer (Just Because).   

Mar 09   Philip Roth, American novelist is born.   

Mar 10   Major earthquake in Long Beach CA   

Mar 10   Major earthquake in Long Beach, Calif.   

Mar 10   Nevada is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to regulate narcotics   

Mar 12   FDR announces the "New Deal."   

Mar 12   FDR conducts his 1st "fireside chat".   

Mar 12   FDR conducts his inaugural "fireside chat".   

Mar 13   Banks reopen   

Mar 14   Balto, husky dog who brought back the antitoxin in 1925.   

Mar 14   Civilian Conservation Corp, begins tree conservation   

Mar 14   Michael Caine, British Actor is born   

Mar 14   Winston Churchill wants to boost air defense   

Mar 15   NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination.   

Mar 16   Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47.   

Mar 16   Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany   

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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)