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The following events occurred inNovember 1932:
November 1,1932 (Tuesday)
[edit]- TheLiberal Partywonmid-term parliamentary electionsin Cuba.
- Police in London clashed withNational Hunger Marcherstrying to present a petition to parliament against theMeans Test.[1][2]
- It was rumored thatEva Braunattempted suicide inMunich.[3][4]
- Born:Al Arbour,ice hockey player, inSudbury, Ontario,Canada (d. 2015)
November 2,1932 (Wednesday)
[edit]- 12 were shot inHamburgduring fighting between Communists and Nazis.[1]
- TheEmu Waris begun by the military againstemusinWestern Australia.
November 3,1932 (Thursday)
[edit]- 15,000 transit employees went on strike in Berlin, encouraged by both the Communists and the Nazis.[5]
- Panagis TsaldarisbecamePrime Minister of Greece.
- Born:Albert Reynolds,politician, inRoosky,Ireland (d. 2014)
November 4,1932 (Friday)
[edit]- Three were killed in Berlin during violence related to the transit strike when police fired on a mob trying to wreck street cars.[6]
- Benito Mussoliniunveiled a 54-foot highobeliskin Rome bearing his name carved in huge letters.[7]
- Born:Thomas Klestil,10thPresident of Austria,inVienna(d. 2004);Noam Pitlik,television director and actor, inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania(d. 1999)
- Died:Belle Bennett,41, American actress (cancer)
November 5,1932 (Saturday)
[edit]- A five-day-old strike of 200,000Lancashirecotton workers ended after the strikers agreed to a wage cut.[1]
November 6,1932 (Sunday)
[edit]- Federal electionswere held in Germany. TheNazi Partylost 2 million votes and 35 seats but remained the largest party in the Reichstag. TheCommunist Partygained 11 seats to hold exactly 100.[8]
- Italy published a far-reaching amnesty decree freeing most prisoners serving terms of less than five years and reducing the sentences of many others serving longer terms. Mussolini called the amnesty "equal in grandiosity to the events of the decennial wherewith it is connected."[9]
November 7,1932 (Monday)
[edit]- TheU.S. Supreme CourtdecidedPowell v. Alabama,overturning the convictions of theScottsboro Boys.
- Born:Dick Stuart,baseball player, in San Francisco,California(d. 2002)
November 8,1932 (Tuesday)
[edit]- Franklin D. Rooseveltdefeated the incumbentHerbert Hooverin theUnited States presidential election,winning 42 of 48 states.[10]
- The five-day-old transit strike ended in Berlin.[11]
November 9,1932 (Wednesday)
[edit]- InGeneva,Switzerland, theSocial Democratic Partyand the fascistNational Unionheld competing demonstrations. In the resulting trouble the army fired on the demonstrators andkilled 13 people.[12]
- TheCuba hurricanekilled over 3,000 people.[13]
- Died:Nadezhda Alliluyeva,31, second wife ofJoseph Stalin
November 10,1932 (Thursday)
[edit]- Riots broke out atBreslau Universitywhen Nazi students staged violent demonstrations in protest against the appointment of a Jewish law professor.[14]
- The crime drama filmI Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangstarringPaul Muniwas released.
- Born:Don Henderson,actor, inLeytonstone,Essex,England (d. 1997);Roy Scheider,actor, inOrange, New Jersey(d. 2008)
November 11,1932 (Friday)
[edit]- Latviaand the Soviet Union broke off five weeks of futile negotiations for a new trade treaty.[15]
- Nadezhda Alliluyevawas buried in the most elaborate funeral in the Soviet Union since the death ofLenin.[16]
- Born:Germano Mosconi,sportswriter and television presenter, inSan Bonifacio,Italy (d. 2012)
November 12,1932 (Saturday)
[edit]- 25 were feared dead in an explosion at the Edge Green colliery inAshton-in-Makerfield,Greater Manchester,England.[1]
- Born:Jerry Douglas,actor, inChelsea, Massachusetts(d. 2021)
November 13,1932 (Sunday)
[edit]- Construction of theBoulder Damreached a milestone as diverting tunnels on theArizonaside of theColorado Riverwere filled with water for the first time.[17]
- Born:Richard Mulligan,actor, inthe Bronx,New York (d. 2000)
November 14,1932 (Monday)
[edit]- A typhoon caused heavy damage in Japan.[18]
- AnOld Prussiancemetery from the 9th century was discovered during excavations inWiskiauten.[19]
November 15,1932 (Tuesday)
[edit]- TheCentral Executive Committee of the Soviet Unionpassed a tough new law subjecting any worker who missed even a single day of work without "an important reason" to dismissal and the loss of all job-related privileges, including housing and government services.[20]
- Born:Petula Clark,singer, actress and composer, inEpsom,Surrey,England;Clyde McPhatter,singer, inDurham, North Carolina(d. 1972)
- Died:Charles W. Chesnutt,74, American writer and activist
November 16,1932 (Wednesday)
[edit]- The newparliament buildingofNorthern Ireland,commonly known as Stormont, was opened by thePrince of Wales.[1]
- Folketing electionswere held in Denmark. TheSocial Democratic Partyremained the largest in the Folketing.
November 17,1932 (Thursday)
[edit]- Franz von Papenresigned as Chancellor of Germany.[8]
- The comedy filmThe Kid from SpainstarringEddie Cantorpremiered at theRKO Palace Theatrein New York City.[21]
- Died:Leónidas Plaza,70, two-time President of Ecuador
November 18,1932 (Friday)
[edit]- Grand Hotelwon Best Picture at the5th Academy Awardsheld at theAmbassador Hotelin Los Angeles.[22]
- British aviatorAmy Johnsoncompleted a flight from England to South Africa in a record 4 days, 6 hours and 55 minutes – 10 hours faster than the old record set by her husbandJim Mollison.[23]
- Born:Trevor Baxter,actor and playwright, inLewisham,London,England (d. 2017);Yoyoy Villame,singer and comedian, inCalape, Bohol,Philippines(d. 2007)
November 19,1932 (Saturday)
[edit]- The thirdRound Table Conferenceon Indian independence opened in London.[24]
November 20,1932 (Sunday)
[edit]- An apparent assassination attempt against French Prime MinisterÉdouard Herriotwas revealed when a bomb exploded on a railway track an hour before his train was due to pass across it.[25]
- Born:Richard Dawson,actor, comedian and game show host, inGosport,Hampshire,England (d. 2012)
November 21,1932 (Monday)
[edit]- Adolf Hitlerwas offered the chancellorship by PresidentPaul von Hindenburg,but Hitler turned it down when he refused to accept Hindenburg's stipulations to run a coalition cabinet and respect the decrees enacted by the previous chancellor.[26]
- In Finland, 54 members of theLapua Movementwho participated in theMäntsälä rebellionwere found guilty and given prison sentences of varying lengths.[27]The Lapua Movement was disbanded by order of the government.[24]
- Born:Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen,composer, inCopenhagen,Denmark (d. 2016)
November 22,1932 (Tuesday)
[edit]- U.S. PresidentHerbert Hoovermet with president-electFranklin D. Rooseveltfor a two-hour discussion in Washington.[28]
- British war secretaryLord Hailshamaccused the American press of publishing misleading photographs accompanying stories on theNational Hunger Marchrioting of October 30. The photos in question ran in theNew York Daily Mirrorand actually depicted, Lord Hailsham said, a crowd anxious at news of the king's health during his serious illness in 1928.[29]
- Born:Robert Vaughn,actor, in New York City (d. 2016);Keith Wickenden,politician, in the United Kingdom (d. 1983)
- Died:William Walker Atkinson,69, American writer and occultist
November 23,1932 (Wednesday)
[edit]- Leon Trotskyarrived in Denmark to give a lecture inCopenhagenon theRussian Revolution.Police surrounded Trotsky at the dock inEsbjergto provide protection as 300 communists protested against his arrival, denouncing him as a traitor.[30]
- The Romanian government said it was unable to secure a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union due to their disputed claims over theBessarabiaregion.[31]
November 24,1932 (Thursday)
[edit]- George Bernard Shawgave a speech before theFabian Societytitled "In Praise ofGuy Fawkes",in which he declared that the election of Roosevelt in the United States" will not make the slightest difference to any American "and praisedOswald Mosleyas "one of the few people who is writing and thinking about real things, and not about figments and phrases." Shaw laid out his proposal for a dictatorship, saying "you need not be alarmed by the name" because "you have never had anything else than dictators governing you although you did not call them so."[32][33][34]
- The famous tourist attraction known asByron'scave nearPorto Venere,Italy collapsed. There were no injuries and the cause of the cave-in was unknown.[35]
November 25,1932 (Friday)
[edit]- Symphonie Concertantefor piano and orchestra by the French composerFlorent Schmitt,written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of theBoston Symphony Orchestrawas performed for the first time, inBoston.[13]
November 26,1932 (Saturday)
[edit]- Bing Crosby's rendition of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"hit number one on the American singles charts.[36]
- The stage musicalTake a Chancewith lyrics byB.G. DeSylvaand music byNacio Herb BrownandRichard A. Whitingpremiered at theApollo Theaterin New York.[37]
November 27,1932 (Sunday)
[edit]- TheCatholic Partywongeneral electionsin Belgium.
- Poland and the Soviet Union agreed to extend their non-aggression pact.[24]
- Domhnall Ua Buachallabecame 3rdGovernor-General of the Irish Free State.
- Born:Benigno Aquino Jr.,politician, inConcepcion, Tarlac,Philippines(d. 1983)
November 28,1932 (Monday)
[edit]- 80 political prisoners were released inCuba.Government opponents said the move was made in response to pressure from the United States, but PresidentGerardo Machadosaid he was "acting spontaneously without interference either from the United States or any other country."[38]Another 66 were released the following day.[39]
November 29,1932 (Tuesday)
[edit]- The Soviet Union and France signed a non-aggression pact.[24]
- TheCole PortermusicalGay Divorcemade its Broadway debut at theEthel Barrymore Theatre.[40]
- Born:Jacques Chirac,President of France, in Paris (d. 2019)
November 30,1932 (Wednesday)
[edit]- Spain introduced a new law targeting foreign workers, only allowing those who permanently resided in the country for the last five years to work legally.[41]
- The Italian ocean liner SSConte di Savoiaset off on its maiden voyage fromGenoato New York City.[41]
- The Soviet Union said it would allow citizens to emigrate in exchange for a large fee paid in foreign currency.[1]
- TheCecil B. DeMille-directed epic historical filmThe Sign of the Crosspremiered at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.[21]
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