What Happened In October 1933 In History

Historical Events for October, 1933

• 7th » Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.
• 10th » United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
• 12th » The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, is acquired by the United States Department of Justice
• 14th » Nazi Germany withdraws from The League of Nations.
• 17th » Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
• 19th » Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1933

• 2nd » John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
• 2nd » Phill Niblock, American composer and director
• 2nd » Enn Nõu, Estonian author
• 2nd » Michel Plasson, French conductor
• 2nd » Dave Somerville, Canadian singer and actor (The Diamonds)
• 3rd » Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
• 4th » Ann Thwaite, English biographer
• 5th » Doug Bailey, American political consultant (d. 2013)
• 5th » Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (d. 2011)
• 7th » Harold Dunaway, American race car driver (d. 2012)
• 9th » Peter Mansfield, English physicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate
• 9th » Judy Tyler, American actress (d. 1957)
• 10th » Jay Sebring, American hair stylist, founded Sebring International (d. 1969)
• 10th » Jim Temp, American football player (d. 2012)
• 12th » Guido Molinari, Canadian painter (d. 2004)
• 13th » Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (d. 2012)
• 13th » Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
• 15th » Nicky Barnes, American drug lord
• 17th » William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut
• 17th » The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)
• 18th » Forrest Gregg, American football player and coach
• 18th » Ludovico Scarfiotti, Italian racing driver (d. 1968)
• 22nd » Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer and manager (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Carol Fran, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 24th » Kray twins e.g Reginald Kray, English gangster (d. 2000)
• 24th » Kray twins known as Ronald Kray, English gangster (d. 1995)
• 24th » Norman Rush, American author
• 25th » Eugene Gordon Lee, American actor (d. 2005)
• 26th » Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 27th » Valentin Boreyko, Russian rower (d. 2012)
• 27th » Floyd Cramer, American pianist (d. 1997)
• 28th » Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
• 29th » William Harrison (author) or William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 30th » Col Campbell, New Zealand gardener and television host (d. 2012)
• 31st » Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 31st » Narriman Sadek, Egyptian wife of Farouk of Egypt (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for October 1933

• 5th » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
• 5th » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
• 12th » John Lister (UK politician) named John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847)
• 29th » Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (b. 1863)
• 29th » Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (b. 1853)
• 30th » Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (b. 1869)

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