Page 6: Historical Events In 1935
Saturday, 31 January 2026
May 14 Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement. 


May 15 Pirates beat Phillies 20-5. 


May 18 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 mins on debut for Somerset. 


May 18 T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, dies in England from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. 


May 19 Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74. 


May 19 David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America) 


May 19 In this year, NFL formally adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. 


May 20 Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], lawyer/detective writer, dies at 68 


May 21 Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87. 


May 22 Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player 


May 23 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 


May 24 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 


May 24 Babe Ruth, in a Boston Braves uniform, hits the 714th and final home run of his career in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates 


May 24 Swedish princess Ingrid marries Danish crown prince Frederik (IX). 


May 25 Athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler 


May 25 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates 


May 25 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour. 


May 26 Police kill 10, wound 100 in the "Memorial Day Massacre" in South Chicago. 


May 26 Sheila Steafel, South African-born British actress. 


May 27 Supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional 


May 27 Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional 


May 27 The U S Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery Act 


May 29 Andre P Brink, South African writer (Dry White Season). 


May 29 Hague local museum opens 


May 29 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer, dies at 61 


May 30 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies. 


May 30 Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49. 


May 31 Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat 


May 31 Quake results in the deaths of 50000 in Quetta Pakistan. 


Jun 01 Alberto Cametti, composer, dies at 64. 


Jun 01 James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956) 


Jun 02 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player. 


Jun 02 Carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 2 


Jun 03 French Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of 1077 hours 


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