What Happened In August 1935 In History

Historical Events for August, 1935

• 14th » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
• 15th » Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
• 31st » In an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts of 1930s e.g Neutrality Acts.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1935

• 1st » Geoff Pullar, English cricketer
• 2nd » Amidou, Moroccan actor (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Betty Brosmer, American model
• 2nd » Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 3rd » John Erman, American actor, director, and producer
• 3rd » Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997)
• 3rd » Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader
• 4th » Carol Arthur, American actress and producer
• 4th » Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (d. 1997)
• 4th » Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil) or Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Minister for Defence (Ireland) e.g Minister of Defence for Ireland (d. 2013)
• 5th » Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer and director
• 5th » Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal
• 5th » John Saxon (actor) called John Saxon, American actor
• 6th » Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (d. 2012)
• 6th » Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 7th » Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
• 8th » Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » John Laws, Papua New Guinean-Australian radio host
• 9th » Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
• 10th » Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby, English politician
• 10th » Ad van Luyn, Dutch bishop
• 12th » John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)
• 13th » Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (d. 2001)
• 13th » Mudcat Grant, American baseball player
• 13th » Rod Hull, English comedian and actor (d. 1999)
• 14th » John Brodie, American football player and golfer
• 15th » Jim Dale, English-American actor, singer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)
• 15th » Vernon Jordan, American lawyer, businessman, and activist
• 15th » Lionel Taylor, American football player and coach
• 16th » Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman
• 16th » Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
• 17th » Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor
• 18th » Rafer Johnson, American decathlete and actor
• 18th » Howard Morrison, New Zealand singer (Howard Morrison Quartet) (d. 2009)
• 18th » Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian politician, 2nd President of Namibia
• 19th » Zahir Raihan, Bangladeshi author and director
• 19th » Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
• 20th » Ron Paul, American physician, captain, and politician
• 21st » Adnan Şenses, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Annie Proulx, American journalist and author
• 23rd » Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author
• 25th » Charles Wright (poet) or Charles Wright, American poet and academic
• 26th » Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
• 27th » Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
• 27th » Michael Holroyd, English author
• 27th » Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer
• 28th » Melvin Charney, Canadian architect (d. 2012)
• 28th » Sonny Shroyer, American actor and singer
• 28th » Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian politician (d. 1998)
• 29th » Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (d. 2014)
• 29th » William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 29th » László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar
• 31st » Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)
• 31st » Bryan Organ, English painter
• 31st » Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager

Famous Deaths for August 1935

• 5th » David Townsend (art director) e.g David Townsend, American art director (b. 1891)
• 12th » Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (b. 1851)
• 15th » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 15th » Will Rogers, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 15th » Paul Signac, French painter (b. 1863)
• 17th » Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872)
• 17th » Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860)
• 29th » Astrid of Sweden (b. 1905)

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