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What Happened In May 1932 In History

Historical Events for May, 1932

  • 4th » In Atlanta, Georgia, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • 21st » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 23rd » In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which occurred in the city of São Paulo. Their names and surnames were used to form the MMDC, a revolutionary group that would act against t
  • 28th » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is Zuiderzee Works or converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
  • 29th » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
  • 30th » The National Theatre of Greece is founded.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1932

  • 1st » Sandy Woodward, English admiral (d. 2013)
  • 2nd » Maury Allen, American journalist (d. 2010)
  • 3rd » Robert Osborne, American actor and historian
  • 4th » Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Alexander MacAra, Scottish epidemiologist and academic (d. 2012)
  • 5th » Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (d. 2014)
  • 6th » Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English politician
  • 6th » Ahmet Haxhiu, Albanian political activist (d. 1994)
  • 7th » Jordi Bonet, Spanish-Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 1979)
  • 7th » Alan Cuthbert, English pharmacologist and academic
  • 7th » Pete Domenici, American politician
  • 8th » Julieta Campos, Mexican author (d. 2007)
  • 8th » Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
  • 9th » Geraldine McEwan, English actress
  • 9th » David Plastow, English businessman
  • 10th » Des Koch, American discus thrower
  • 10th » Karthigesu Sivathamby, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 2011)
  • 11th » Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, founded Valentino SpA
  • 11th » John Vasconcellos, American politician (d. 2014)
  • 12th » Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, South African-English politician
  • 12th » Derek Malcolm, English historian and critic
  • 14th » Robert Bechtle, American painter
  • 14th » Mario Bichón, Chilean politician (d. 2013)
  • 15th » John Barnes (musician) named John Barnes, English saxophonist and clarinet player
  • 17th » Rodric Braithwaite, English diplomat, List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia or British Ambassador to Russia
  • 19th » Claude Blanchard, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
  • 19th » Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)
  • 19th » Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
  • 20th » Bob Florence, American pianist and composer (d. 2008)
  • 21st » Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower (d. 2011)
  • 21st » Billy Wright (musician) or Billy Wright, American singer (d. 1991)
  • 22nd » Irwin Stelzer, American economist and journalist
  • 23rd » Kevork Ajemian, ethnic Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, activist and publisher (d. 1998)
  • 24th » James Anderton, English police officer
  • 24th » Arnold Wesker, English playwright
  • 25th » Roger Bowen, American actor and author (d. 1996)
  • 25th » John Gregory Dunne, American author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003)
  • 25th » K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach
  • 25th » Steve Rossi, American comedian and actor (d. 2014)
  • 26th » Grigor Vachkov, Bulgarian actor (d. 1980)
  • 27th » Lon Spurrier, American runner
  • 28th » Neil Black, English oboe player and educator
  • 28th » Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician
  • 28th » S. Selvanayagam, Ceylon geographer and academic (d. 1979)
  • 29th » Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
  • 29th » Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
  • 30th » Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
  • 30th » Pauline Oliveros, American accordion player and composer (Deep Listening Band)
  • 30th » Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, Welsh politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 31st » Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (d. 2012)
  • 31st » Jay Miner, American computer scientist (d. 1994)
  • 31st » Hanno Selg, Estonian pentathlete

Famous Deaths for May 1932

  • 3rd » Charles Fort, American author (b. 1874)
  • 21st » Marcel Jacques Boulenger, French fencer and author (b. 1873)
  • 22nd » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Irish playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)

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