January 1 Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio January 1 Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws January 2 Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield Missouri January 4 Bradman scores 167 for Australia vs. South Africa at the MCG January 4 British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi and Nehru January 4 State of siege proclaimed in Honduras January 7 1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Michigan January 8 Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter January 10 "Mickey Mouse" and "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated January 10 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts January 12 France's Laval government falls January 12 Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark) January 12 Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in New York City January 14 1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in U.S. installed, Hialeah January 14 Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race January 19 Charlie Conacher becomes 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, 1st coming at 7 seconds of game January 21 U.S.S.R. and Finland stop non-attack treaty January 22 British Anglicans and Old-Catholic church merge January 23 El Salvador army kills 4,000 protesting farmers January 25 1st commencement exercises at Hebrew U in Jerusalem January 25 Bradman scores 167 NSW vs. Victoria, 224 minutes, 22 fours January 26 British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead) January 26 KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW January 28 1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin) January 28 Japan occupies Shanghai January 29 Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide January 30 Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval January 31 U.S. railway unions accept 10% wage reduction February 1 Bradman makes 299* vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th February 2 Al Capone sent to prison February 2 Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries February 2 Grimmett takes 14 wickets vs. South Africa (7-116 and 7-83) February 2 Reconstruction Finance Corp organized February 4 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York February 4 Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria February 6 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) February 6 Fascist coup in the Memel territory February 9 America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time February 9 U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York February 11 73 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February February 12 Communist Party of Holland forms Unemployed Combat Committees February 13 "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang" February 14 South Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings vs. Australia (Ironmonger 5-6) February 15 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York February 15 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time February 15 George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show" February 15 John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet," premieres in New York City February 15 U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) February 16 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree February 17 Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City February 18 Japan declares Manchuria Independent February 18 Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title February 19 William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August" February 20 Japanese troops occupy Tunhua China February 21 Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France February 21 Camera exposure meter patented, W. N. Goodwin February 22 Purple Heart award reinstituted February 24 Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona February 25 Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship February 27 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA February 29 Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland March 1 Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey March 7 Riots at Ford-factory Dearborn Michigan, kills 4 March 9 Eamon De Valera becomes president of Ireland March 9 Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria March 17 German police raid Hitler's nazi-headquarter March 20 Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kara-Kalpak ASSR March 24 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) March 27 De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt March 29 Jack Benny debuts on radio March 30 Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic March 31 150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall March 31 Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine April 2 Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son April 4 George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in New York City April 4 Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh April 5 Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions April 9 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in 3 games April 12 Emmanuel Chabriers and Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo April 13 Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms April 14 Bizet, Massine and Miro's "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo April 17 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery April 19 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4 April 19 President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week April 23 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon April 24 German national election (NSDAP 36.3% in Prussia) April 25 Rose Franken's "Another Language," premieres in New York City April 26 Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris April 28 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio April 28 Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced May 1 1st Suriname union congress at Paramaribo May 2 Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) May 2 Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S. Buck (Good Earth) May 4 Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary May 5 Japan and China sign a peace treaty May 7 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 May 9 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 May 9 Piccadilly Circus, 1st lit by electricity May 9 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC May 10 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem May 10 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes president of France May 12 Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey May 12 Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney May 13 Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitch marries Nina Varsar May 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in New York May 16 Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston May 17 Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico" May 20 Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic May 20 Engelbert Dollfuss becomes chancellor of Austria May 21 1st Curtis Cup: U.S., 5 -3 May 21 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart, lands May 26 Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo May 28 Dam closed, at current monument (South Seas) May 30 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins June 1 Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren June 2 Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres June 3 John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants June 3 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 June 3 Von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament June 4 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8 June 4 Edouard Herriot becomes premier of France June 6 Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile June 6 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg June 6 U.S. Federal gas tax enacted June 7 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 June 10 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass June 10 67th British Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 283 at Prince's England June 13 Air force's Marmaduke Brutal becomes leader of revolutionary junta June 13 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty June 14 German government of von Papen forms June 16 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights June 16 President Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention June 16 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorks vs. Essex June 17 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada June 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR June 20 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) June 21 Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (New York City) June 21 Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title June 22 NL, finally approves players wearing numbers June 23 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) June 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand June 25 36th U.S. Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 286 at Fresh Meadows NY June 25 Commencement of India's 1st Test cricket, vs. England at Lord's June 29 U.S.S.R. and China sign no attack treaty July 1 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61) July 1 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago July 1 New York newspaper Evening Standard goes bankrupt July 2 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60) July 2 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes 1st presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech July 3 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 July 3 John McGraw retires from baseball July 4 Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario July 5 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes premier/dictator of Portugal July 6 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents July 6 Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli July 7 Bradman scores a cricket double century in Montreal July 8 Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22 July 8 Herbert Sutcliffe scores his 100th 100, Yorkshire vs. Gloucs July 9 Washington Redskins, then Boston Braves, forms July 9 Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record July 10 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job July 14 Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders July 15 President Hoover cuts own salary 15% July 18 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign Unity treaty July 18 U.S. and Canada sign a treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway July 27 Paul Gorgoulov, French president Doumer's assassin, sentenced to death July 28 Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die July 28 President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment July 30 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles July 31 27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2) July 31 Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia A's beat Indians 1-0 July 31 George Washington quarter goes into circulation July 31 German Election (NSDAP gets 37.3%) August 2 Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs August 13 Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor August 13 Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying August 14 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes August 14 Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game August 14 Philips makes 1 millionth radio August 18 Auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon August 18 Englishman James Mollisson is 1st to fly east to west over Atlantic August 19 46th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62) August 21 Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons August 22 BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts August 24 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart August 25 Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight August 27 200,000 English textile workers strike August 27 International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam August 29 International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam August 29 United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops August 30 Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) September 1 New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) September 3 Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for U.S. Tennis title September 3 Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 September 4 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller Golf Club St. Paul, Minnesota September 7 Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games September 9 Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning September 9 Mine strikes at Belgian Borinage ended September 9 Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy September 9 Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed) September 10 52nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64) September 10 Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit home run of the season September 10 Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) opens in New York City September 12 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run September 12 German government of Papen falls/Reichstag dissolved September 13 New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant September 14 Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri September 16 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) September 20 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant September 20 Dutch South Seas rebaptized in IJsselmeer September 20 Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables September 22 Hungarian government of Karolyi falls September 23 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merge into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia September 24 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt visits LA September 25 Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season September 28 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 September 29 "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair October 1 NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh October 1 Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists October 1 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers October 2 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series October 2 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0 October 3 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations October 4 Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary October 4 Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators October 4 Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna October 10 "Betty and Bob" premieres on radio October 10 Dnjepr Dam in U.S.S.R. put into operation (world's biggest) October 11 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City October 11 Stalin forces Zinoviev and Kamenev out of Communist Party October 18 Belgium government of Renkin falls October 19 Austria forbids demonstration by Nazi's and anti fascists October 19 British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union October 19 Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech October 19 Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP October 20 Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS October 22 Charles de Broqueville becomes premier of Belgium October 22 George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8," premieres in New York City October 23 "Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio October 23 Pieter G. Marais, South Africa minister of Education/Development aid October 24 British government signs trade treaty with U.S.S.R. October 25 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant October 25 Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years October 29 French liner Normandie is launched October 31 Greek government of Venizelos falls November 1 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program November 5 Mussolini frees 16,000 criminals November 6 German election - KPD defeats NSDAP November 7 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio November 7 Bradman scores 238 NSW vs. Victoria, 200 minutes, 32 fours November 8 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd president for 1st time November 8 "Make Mine Music," debuts November 9 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 November 12 24 killed at Lancashire mine explosion November 15 Walt Disney Art School created November 17 German government of von Papen, resigns November 18 1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery and Fredric March November 18 "Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon November 19 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game November 19 Shaft and Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor November 20 Earthquake at Uden Netherlands November 22 Pump patented that computes quantity and price delivered November 26 Bradman completes 10000 runs in first-class cricket, 126 innings November 27 Poland and U.S.S.R. signs non-attack treaty November 28 France and U.S.S.R. signs not-attack treaty November 28 Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time November 29 Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee," premieres in New York City November 29 France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union November 29 U.S.S.R. and France sign no attack treaty December 2 "Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network December 3 20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6 December 3 General Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany December 5 German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa December 7 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY December 10 King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution December 11 SF's coldest day (27 degrees F) - it snows December 12 S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in New York City December 12 U.S.S.R. and China resume diplomatic relations December 14 French government of Herriot falls December 16 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed December 17 Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll December 18 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game December 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas December 20 Queensland all out 74 vs. Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 December 21 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio) December 21 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach December 24 Arturo Alessandri wins presidental election in Chile December 25 During King George V Christmas dinner speech, his chair collapes December 26 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China December 27 Radio City Music Hall opens (New York City) December 30 Bradman out for a duck vs. England at cricket MCG December 31 John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of New York City
