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January

* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister
Pierre Laval Pierre Jean Marie Laval (; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 27 January 1931 to 20 February 1932 and 7 June 1935 to 24 January 1936. He again occ ...
conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. *
January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. * 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already rei ...
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A
plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of ...
in the
Territory of the Saar Basin The Territory of the Saar Basin (german: Saarbeckengebiet, ; french: Territoire du bassin de la Sarre) was a region of Germany occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate. It had its ...
shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. *
January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Cou ...
– The first canned
beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...
is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company.


February

* February 6
Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...
begins selling the
board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a co ...
Monopoly A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a speci ...
in the United States. * February 13
Richard Hauptmann Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German-born carpenter who was convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidna ...
is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of
Prontosil Prontosil is an antibacterial drug of the sulfonamide group. It has a relatively broad effect against gram-positive cocci but not against enterobacteria. One of the earliest antimicrobial drugs, it was widely used in the mid-20th century but is ...
, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a series of articles by
Gerhard Domagk Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk (; 30 October 1895 – 24 April 1964) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist. He is credited with the discovery of sulfonamidochrysoidine (KL730) as an antibiotic for which he received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Phy ...
and others in Germany's pre-eminent medical journal, ''
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift The ''Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift'' (''German Medical Weekly'') (''DMW'') is a German medical journal established in 1875 by Paul Börner. In the 1980s it was ranked 10th in the world in terms of its impact factor, but in the succeeding two ...
''. * February 26 ** In
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
,
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
orders reinstatement of the air force, the
Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
, in violation of the
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (french: Traité de Versailles; german: Versailler Vertrag, ) was the most important of the peace treaties of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June ...
. **
Robert Watson-Watt Sir Robert Alexander Watson Watt (13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973) was a Scottish pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology. Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Met Office, where he began looking for accura ...
first demonstrates the use of
radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...
to detect aircraft, at
Daventry Daventry ( , historically ) is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority in Northamptonshire, England, close to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census Daventry had a population of 28,123, making ...
in the UK.


March

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March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian ...
**
1935 Greek coup d'état attempt The attempted coup d'état of March 1935 ( el, Κίνημα του 1935) was a Venizelist revolt against the People's Party government of Panagis Tsaldaris, which was suspected of pro-royalist tendencies. The coup was headed by Nikolaos Plastira ...
: Nikolaos Plastiras,
Anastasios Papoulas Anastasios Papoulas ( el, Αναστάσιος Παπούλας; 1/13 January 1857 – 24 April 1935) was a Greece, Greek general, most notable as the Greek commander-in-chief during most of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Originally a fi ...
and other
Venizelist Venizelism ( el, Βενιζελισμός) was one of the major political movements in Greece from the 1900s until the mid-1970s. Main ideas Named after Eleftherios Venizelos, the key characteristics of Venizelism were: *Greek irredentism: ...
s lead a coup against the People's Party government in Greece. The attempt is suppressed by March 11, and the leaders condemned to death for treason. **
İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...
forms the new government in
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
(the 8th government; during Atatürk's presidency, İnönü has served seven times as a prime minister). *
March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost cut o ...
– King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) of
Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
abdicates the throne; he is succeeded by his 9-year-old-nephew
Ananda Mahidol Ananda Mahidol ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; ; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin ( th, พระอั ...
(Rama VIII). *
March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. *1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
announces
German re-armament German rearmament (''Aufrüstung'', ) was a policy and practice of rearmament carried out in Germany during the interwar period (1918–1939), in violation of the Treaty of Versailles which required German disarmament after WWI to prevent Germa ...
in violation of the
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (french: Traité de Versailles; german: Versailler Vertrag, ) was the most important of the peace treaties of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June ...
. *
March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
Harlem riot of 1935: A race riot breaks out in
Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater Ha ...
(New York City), after a rumor circulates that a teenage Puerto Rican
shoplifter Shoplifting is the theft of goods from an open retail establishment, typically by concealing a store item on one's person, in pockets, under clothes or in a bag, and leaving the store without paying. With clothing, shoplifters may put on items ...
in the S. H. Kress & Co. department store has been brutally beaten. *
March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...
Reza Shah , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort) Turan Amirsoleimani Esmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess Shams Mohammad Reza Shah Princess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza P ...
of
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
asks the international community to formally adopt the name "Iran" to refer to the country, in place of the name "Persia". *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
– The world's first regular television program (by ''
Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow The Fernsehsender "Paul Nipkow" (''TV Station Paul Nipkow'') in Berlin, Germany, was the first public television station in the world. Carrying programming from Deutscher Fernseh-Rundfunk, it was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut ...
'') is transmitted from the Funkturm in Berlin, Germany.


April

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April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...
Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The phenomenon was caused by a combination of both natural factors (severe drought) a ...
: " Black Sunday", the great dust storm in the United States hits eastern
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
and
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
, and western Oklahoma the hardest (it will be made famous by
Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...
, in his "dust bowl ballads"). *
April 15 Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. * 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscar ...
– The
Roerich Pact The Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments or Roerich Pact is an inter-American treaty. The most important idea of the Roerich Pact is the legal recognition that the defense of cultural objects is ...
, a Pan-American treaty on the protection of cultural artefacts, is signed in Washington, D.C. *
April 17 Events Pre-1600 *1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. *1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan ...
Sun Myung Moon, a teenage
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
convert in Korea under Japanese rule, claims to have a revelation from
Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
, telling him to complete his mission from almost 2,000 years ago. *
April 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). *1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy ...
William Christian Bullitt Jr. William Christian Bullitt Jr. (January 25, 1891 – February 15, 1967) was an American diplomat, journalist, and novelist. He is known for his special mission to negotiate with Lenin on behalf of the Paris Peace Conference, often recalled as a mi ...
, the
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
, hosts the elaborately prepared Spring Ball of the Full Moon, which is said to have surpassed all other embassy parties in Moscow's history. * April 27
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...
beat
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...
4–2 at
Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium ...
in England to win the
FA Cup final The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. It has regularly been one of the most attended domestic football events in the world, with an official atten ...
. *
April 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. * 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and b ...
– The first edition of the
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
is raced, and goes on to become one of the 3
Grand Tour The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tut ...
s of road bicycle racing.


May

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May 13 Events Pre-1600 *1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''. * 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
T. E. Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918 ...
("Lawrence of Arabia") is involved in a motorcycle accident, near his home in
Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...
, England, resulting in his death a few days later. *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 *1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. * 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. *1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club gains (over
Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...
at Taunton by 48 runs) what proves to be their last victory for 99 matches, easily a record in the
County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
. Their next Championship win is not until May 29, 1939. *
May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...
Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
opens the
Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first ...
to the public. *
May 21 Events Pre-1600 * 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. * 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...
– In
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
,
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
announces the reintroduction of conscription to the
Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
, in violation of the
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (french: Traité de Versailles; german: Versailler Vertrag, ) was the most important of the peace treaties of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June ...
. * May 27 – ''
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ''A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States'', 295 U.S. 495 (1935), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use ...
'' (the "Sick Chicken Case"): The Supreme Court of the United States declares that the
National Industrial Recovery Act The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the 73rd US Congress to authorize the president to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. It also ...
, a major component of the New Deal, is unconstitutional. *
May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under ...
– The French
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, and commonly named "Transat"), typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. Established in 1855 by the brothers Émile and Issac Péreire under the name ''Compagnie ...
ocean liner sets out on her maiden voyage from
Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...
to New York, which she will reach in 4 days, 3 hours and 14 minutes, taking the Blue Riband; she gains the eastbound record on her return passage. *
May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...
**
1935 Quetta earthquake Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...
: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroys
Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of ...
in modern-day Pakistan, killing 40,000. **
Twentieth Century Pictures Twentieth Century Pictures, Inc. was an independent Hollywood motion picture production company created in 1933 by Joseph Schenck (the former president of United Artists) and Darryl F. Zanuck from Warner Bros. Financial backing came from Sche ...
and
Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
combine to form
20th Century Fox Film Corporation 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disn ...
.


June

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June 9 Events Pre-1600 *411 BC – The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy. * 53 – The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. * 68 – Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's ''Aeneid'', thus ending th ...
He–Umezu Agreement: China's
Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
government concedes Japanese military control of north-eastern China. *
June 10 Events Pre-1600 * 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. *1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I ...
Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
, United States, by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. *
June 12 Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. * 1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Fr ...
– The
Chaco War The Chaco War ( es, link=no, Guerra del Chaco, gn, Cháko ÑorairõParaguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
and Bolivia ends. *
June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn Battuta ...
James J. Braddock James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing ...
defeats Max Baer at Madison Square Garden Bowl, to win the heavyweight
boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
championship of the world. *
June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about ...
Anglo-German Naval Agreement The Anglo-German Naval Agreement (AGNA) of 18 June 1935 was a naval agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany regulating the size of the '' Kriegsmarine'' in relation to the Royal Navy. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement fixed a ratio whe ...
: Britain agrees to a German navy equal to 35% of her own naval tonnage. *
June 24 Events Pre-1600 *1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. ...
Carlos Gardel, the legendary Franco-Argentine "Father of Tango", dies in a plane crash in Medellín, Colombia.


July

* July 1 – sails from
Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
to
Rosyth Rosyth ( gd, Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440. The new town was founded as a Garden city-style suburb ...
to be broken up. *
July 22 Events Pre-1600 * 838 – Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. *1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of J ...
– Inauguration of the Brazilian radiophonic program '' A Voz do Brasil''. *
July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...
August 20 Events Pre-1600 * AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
– The seventh and last congress of the Comintern is held.


August

* August 2 – The Government of India Act is passed by the British Parliament, making provision for the establishment of a "Federation of India" and a degree of autonomy. *
August 13 Events Pre-1600 *29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 – Emp ...
– An estimated 250 people are killed when a dam bursts near
Ovada Ovada (''Uà'' and ''Guà'' in Ligurian, ''Ovà'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 11,484 inhabitants in the Province of Alessandria in the northern Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of ...
, Italy. * August 14 – United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
signs the Social Security Act into law. * August 16 – Representatives of France, Britain and Italy meet in Paris in an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate a solution to the
Abyssinia Crisis The Abyssinia Crisis (; ) was an international crisis in 1935 that originated in what was called the Walwal incident during the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia (then commonly known as "Abyssinia"). The Le ...
.


September

*
September 2 Events Pre-1600 * 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. * 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his ''Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of the ...
1935 Labor Day hurricane The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall on record by pressure, with winds of up to 185 mph (297 km/h). The fourth tropical cyclone, third tropical storm, second hurricane, and sec ...
: The strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States landfalls in the Upper Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, killing 423. *
September 3 Events Pre-1600 *36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 – San Marino, one of the ...
– English driver Sir
Malcolm Campbell Major Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called ''Blue Bird'', including a 1 ...
becomes the first person to drive an automobile at 300 miles per hour in ''
Blue Bird The bluebirds are a North American group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passerines in the genus ''Sialia'' of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. B ...
'', establishing a new absolute land speed record of on the
Bonneville Salt Flats The Bonneville Salt Flats are a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah. A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of many salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. It is public land managed by the Bur ...
in
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
. *
September 13 Events Pre-1600 * 585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. * 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hi ...
– American aviator
Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...
, flying the
Hughes H-1 Racer The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. It set a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the ...
, sets an
airspeed record An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. The rules for all official aviation records are defined by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), which also ratifies any claims. Speed records ...
of 352 mph (566 km/h). *
September 15 Events Pre-1600 * 994 – Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. *1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by ...
– The
Nuremberg Laws The Nuremberg Laws (german: link=no, Nürnberger Gesetze, ) were antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany on 15 September 1935, at a special meeting of the Reichstag convened during the annual Nuremberg Rally of ...
go into effect in Germany, removing citizenship from Jews. * September 17
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his de ...
is elected 2nd
President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...
. *
September 24 Events Pre-1600 *787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. *1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near ...
Earl W. Bascom and his brother Weldon produce the first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights, at
Columbia, Mississippi Columbia is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, which was formed six years before Mississippi was admitted to statehood. Columbia was named for Columbia, South Carolina, from which many of the early settlers had migr ...
. *
September 29 Events Pre-1600 *61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. * 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, ...
– The London and North Eastern Railway's first A4 Class streamlined steam locomotive A4 2509 ''Silver Link'' makes her inaugural journey, from London King's Cross. *
September 30 Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...
** U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
dedicates the Hoover Dam. ** The London and North Eastern Railway commences the '' Silver Jubilee'', Britain's first streamline train service.


October

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October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ...
3 – The
Second Italo-Ethiopian War The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Itali ...
begins, as Italian General
Emilio De Bono Emilio De Bono (19 March 1866 – 11 January 1944) was an Italian general, fascist activist, marshal, and member of the Fascist Grand Council (''Gran Consiglio del Fascismo''). De Bono fought in the Italo-Turkish War, the First World War and t ...
invades Ethiopia. *
October 10 Events Pre-1600 * 680 – The Battle of Karbala marks the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. * 732 – Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. *1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with ...
– A tornado destroys the 160 metre tall wooden
radio tower Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...
in Langenberg, Germany. As a result of this catastrophe, wooden radio towers are phased out. *
October 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. * 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...
1935 Canadian federal election: The
Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
of
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A L ...
wins a majority government, defeating the Conservative Party of
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
R. B. Bennett. *
October 21 Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade. *1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of A ...
– '' Grant v Australian Knitting Mills'', a landmark case in
consumer law Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...
, is decided on appeal in the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 Aug ...
in the U.K.; . *
October 22 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. * 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...
- The
Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
settles in
Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
after the
Long March The Long March (, lit. ''Long Expedition'') was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the National Army of the Chinese ...
.


November

*
November 3 Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Fl ...
– A Greek monarchy referendum is held by self-proclaimed Regent
Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis DSO (; 14 August 1878 – 1 February 1936) was a Greek general, politician and prime minister of Greece. He was nicknamed ''Keravnos'', Greek for "thunder" or " thunderbolt". Military career Kondylis was born in Prouss ...
. Almost 98% of the votes favor restoration of the monarchy, although the referendum's integrity is dubious. *
November 8 Events Pre-1600 * 960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. *1278 – Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, ...
– A dozen labor union leaders come together to announce the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), an organization charged with promoting the cause of industrial unionism in North America. *
November 14 Events Pre-1600 1601–1900 *1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. *1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. ...
1935 United Kingdom general election:
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Stanley Baldwin returns to office at the head of a National Government led by the Conservative Party, with a large but reduced majority. *
November 22 Events Pre-1600 * 498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. * 845 – The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Fra ...
– The flying boat ''
China Clipper ''China Clipper'' (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 193 ...
'' takes off from
Alameda, California Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for " tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda Island, but also spans Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, as we ...
, to deliver the first
airmail Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air. Airmail items typically arrive more quickly than surface mail, and usually cost more to send. Airmail may be t ...
cargo across the Pacific Ocean; on
November 29 Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...
the aircraft reaches its final destination,
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
, and delivers over 110,000 pieces of
mail The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal sys ...
. *
November 23 Events Pre-1600 * 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. * 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. * 1499 – Pretender to the t ...
– Jacques and Thérèse Tréfouël,
Daniel Bovet Daniel Bovet (23 March 1907 – 8 April 1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. He is best known for hi ...
and Federico Nitti, in the laboratory of Ernest Fourneau at the
Pasteur Institute The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who invented pasteurization and vaccines ...
in Paris, discover that sulfanilamide is the active component of
Prontosil Prontosil is an antibacterial drug of the sulfonamide group. It has a relatively broad effect against gram-positive cocci but not against enterobacteria. One of the earliest antimicrobial drugs, it was widely used in the mid-20th century but is ...
. *
November 25 Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates the first of his three triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. *1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethó ...
– After 11 years in exile,
George II George II or 2 may refer to: People * George II of Antioch (seventh century AD) * George II of Armenia (late ninth century) * George II of Abkhazia (916–960) * Patriarch George II of Alexandria (1021–1051) * George II of Georgia (1072–1089) ...
returns to Greek soil as
King of Greece The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach between 1832 and 1862 and by the House of Glücksburg from 1863 to 1924, temporarily abolished during the Second Hellenic Republic, and from 1935 to 1973, when it was once more abolishe ...
at Corfu, from London. *
November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 *1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
– The 1935 British-made film '' Scrooge'', the first all-talking film version of the
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
classic '' A Christmas Carol'', opens in the U.S. after its British release.


December

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December 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1317 – The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköpi ...
Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railwa ...
, a well known professional baseball club of Japan, is founded in
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
. *
December 12 Events Pre-1600 * 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. *1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia t ...
** The
Lebensborn Lebensborn e.V. (literally: "Fount of Life") was an SS-initiated, state-supported, registered association in Nazi Germany with the stated goal of increasing the number of children born who met the Nazi standards of "racially pure" and "hea ...
program in support of
Nazi eugenics Nazi eugenics refers to the social policies of eugenics in Nazi Germany, composed of various pseudoscientific ideas about genetics. The racial ideology of Nazism placed the biological improvement of the German people by selective breeding of ...
is founded by
Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...
in Germany. ** The
De La Warr Pavilion The De La Warr Pavilion is a grade I listed building, located on the seafront at Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. The Modernist and International Style building was designed by the architects Erich Mendelsohn and S ...
at Bexhill-on-Sea, designed by Erich Mendelsohn and
Serge Chermayeff Serge Ivan Chermayeff (born Sergei Ivanovich Issakovich; russian: link=no, Сергей Ива́нович Иссако́вич; 8 October 1900 – 8 May 1996) was a Russian-born British architect, industrial designer, writer, and co-founder of ...
, a pioneering example of International Style architecture, opens in England. *
December 17 Events Pre-1600 * 497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. * 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. * 920 – Romanos I Lekap ...
– The
Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
DST, prototype of the Douglas DC-3 airliner, first flies in the United States. More than 16,000 of the model will eventually be produced. *
December 18 Events Pre-1600 *1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China. *1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions ...
** Samuel Hoare resigns as British foreign secretary, and is replaced by Anthony Eden. ** The
socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...
party of Sri Lanka, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, is founded. *
December 27 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated. * 1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World. *1521 &ndas ...
** In China, Mao Zedong issues the Wayaobu Manifesto, ''On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism'', calling for a National United Front against the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese invasion. ** In Germany, Regina Jonas becomes the first woman ever to receive ''semikhah'' (ordination) as a rabbi within Judaism. She will be killed in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 and the next such ordination will be in 1972. * December 28 – ''Pravda'' publishes a letter from Pavel Postyshev, who revives the New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.


Births


January

* January 4 – Floyd Patterson, African-American boxer (d. 2006) * January 6 **Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Spanish-born Bulgarian monarch **Nino Tempo, American singer * January 7 – Valeri Kubasov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2014) * January 8 – Elvis Presley, American rock & roll singer, guitarist and actor (d. 1977) * January 9 – Manlio De Angelis, Italian actor (d. 2017) * January 10 – Sherrill Milnes, American baritone * January 14 – Lucile Wheeler, Canadian skier * January 15 – Luigi Radice, Italian football player and manager (d. 2018) * January 16 ** A. J. Foyt, American race car driver ** Udo Lattek, German football coach (d. 2015) * January 19 – Soumitra Chatterjee, Indian actor (d. 2020) * January 21 – Andrew Sinclair, British novelist and biographer (d. 2019) * January 25 – António Ramalho Eanes, 16th President of Portugal * January 26 – Paula Rego, Dame Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (d. 2022) * January 29 – Roger Payne, American biologist and environmentalist * January 30 ** Richard Brautigan, American writer (d. 1984) ** Elsa Martinelli, Italian film actress (d. 2017) * January 31 – Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese writer, Nobel Prize laureate


February

* February 3 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, African-American singer, songwriter and musician (d. 1996) * February 4 – Martti Talvela, Finnish bass (d. 1989) * February 7 – Herb Kohl, American businessman, philanthropist and politician * February 11 – Gene Vincent, American guitarist and vocalist (d. 1971) * February 15 – Roger B. Chaffee, American astronaut (d. 1967) * February 16 – Sonny Bono, American singer, actor and politician (d. 1998) * February 18 – Michel Aoun, Lebanese politician, 26th President of Lebanon * February 26 – Artur Rasizade, Azerbaijani politician, 6th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan * February 27 – Mirella Freni, Italian soprano (d. 2020)


March

*
March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian ...
– Robert Conrad, American actor (''The Wild Wild West'') (d. 2020) * March 3 – Zhelyu Zhelev, President of Bulgaria (d. 2015) * March 4 – Bent Larsen, Danish chess player (d. 2010) * March 12 - Valentyna Shevchenko (politician), Valentyna Shevchenko, Ukrainian politician (d. 2020) * March 15 – Judd Hirsch, American actor (''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'') *
March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. *1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...
– Sergei Yursky, Soviet and Russian actor (d. 2019) *
March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...
– Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (d. 2004) *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
**Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (d. 2004) **M. Emmet Walsh, American actor * March 24 – Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer * March 27 – Julian Glover, English actor * March 28 – Józef Szmidt, Polish athlete * March 31 ** Ruth Escobar, Portuguese-Brazilian actress, businesswoman and politician (d. 2017) ** Herb Alpert, American trumpeter, bandleader and singer


April

* April 10 – P. J. Patterson, Jamaican politician, 6th Prime Minister of Jamaica *
April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...
– Erich von Däniken, Swiss mythographer and author * April 19 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, pianist and composer (d. 2002) * April 21 – Charles Grodin, American actor, journalist and talk show host (d. 2021) * April 22 ** Paul Chambers, American jazz musician (d. 1969) ** Jerry Fodor, American philosopher and cognitive scientist (d. 2017) * April 25 – Jim Peebles, Canadian-born theoretical cosmologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics * April 27 – Theo Angelopoulos, Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer (d. 2012)


May

* May 2 ** Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958) ** Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935), Luis Suárez, Spanish footballer * May 8 ** Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (d. 2020) ** Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Danish princess (d. 2018) * May 9 – Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (d. 1988) * May 12 – Gary Peacock, American jazz double-bassist (d. 2020) *
May 13 Events Pre-1600 *1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''. * 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
– Luciano Benetton, Italian entrepreneur, owner of Benetton Group *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 *1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. * 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. *1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
– Ivan Dimitrov (footballer), Ivan Dimitrov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 2019) *
May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...
** Don Bragg, American athlete (d. 2019) ** Ted Dexter, English cricketer (d. 2021) * May 20 – José Mujica, 40th President of Uruguay * May 27 – Lee Meriwether, American beauty queen and actress *
May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under ...
– André Brink, South African writer (d. 2015) *
May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...
– Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand


June

* June 1 – Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Norman Foster, English architect * June 2 ** Lee Hoi-chang, South Korean politician, 26th Prime Minister of South Korea ** Carol Shields, American-born writer (d. 2003) *
June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn Battuta ...
** Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Bulgarian & Moroccan-born American installation artists (Jeanne-Claude d. 2009) (Christo d. 2020) ** Javier Aguirre (director), Javier Aguirre, Spanish film director, writer and producer (d. 2019) ** Samak Sundaravej, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008) (d. 2009) * June 17 – Peggy Seeger, American folk singer * June 19 – Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, President of Ecuador *
June 24 Events Pre-1600 *1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. ...
** Robert Downey Sr., American actor, filmmaker and father of actor Robert Downey Jr. (died 2021) ** Terry Riley, American composer * June 25 – Larry Kramer, American playwright, author, and activist (d. 2020). * June 28 – Nicola Tempesta, Italian judoka * June 30 – Valentino Gasparella, Italian track cyclist


July

* July 1 – David Prowse, English actor (d. 2020) * July 3 ** Harrison Schmitt, American geologist, NASA astronaut, professor and former senator ** John Swan (Bermudian politician), John Swan, Bermudian political figure; 4th List of Premiers of Bermuda, Premier of Bermuda * July 8 ** Steve Lawrence, American singer and actor ** Vitaly Sevastyanov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2010) * July 9 ** Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005) ** Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer (d. 2009) * July 12 ** Hans Tilkowski, German footballer (d. 2020) ** Satoshi Ōmura, Japanese biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate * July 13 ** Jack Kemp, American football player, U.S. vice presidential candidate (d. 2009) ** Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist (d. 2021) * July 14 – Ei-ichi Negishi, Japanese chemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel laureate (d. 2021) * July 15 – Ken Kercheval, American actor (d. 2019) * July 17 ** Diahann Carroll, African-American actress and singer (d. 2019) ** Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor * July 19 – Vasily Livanov, Soviet and Russian actor, animator and writer * July 21 – Jeanne Arth, American Wimbledon and US Championships doubles tennis title holder *
July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...
** Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian international arms dealer (d. 2017) ** Barbara Harris (actress), Barbara Harris, American actress (d. 2018) * July 30 – Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, Moroccan prince (d. 1983)


August

* August 3 – Georgy Shonin, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 1997) * August 10 ** Giya Kancheli, Soviet and Georgian composer (d. 2019) ** Laurynas Stankevičius, 7th Prime Minister of Lithuania (d. 2017) * August 12 ** Ján Popluhár, Slovak footballer (d. 2011) ** John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978) * August 15 – Julio Julián, Mexican operatic tenor (born 1935) * August 17 – Oleg Tabakov, Soviet and Russian actor (d. 2018) * August 18 – Rafer Johnson, African-American athlete (d. 2020) *
August 20 Events Pre-1600 * AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
– Ron Paul, American author, physician, and politician * August 21 ** Bernhard Eckstein, German cyclist (d. 2017) ** Ahmad al-Ghashmi, Yemeni general, 4th President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) (d. 1978) * August 22 – E. Annie Proulx, American novelist * August 24 – Tsutomu Hata, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2017) * August 26 – Geraldine Ferraro, U.S. Congresswoman, Vice Presidential candidate (d. 2011) * August 29 – William Friedkin, American film director * August 30 – John Phillips (musician), John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001) * August 31 – Eldridge Cleaver, African-American political activist and writer (d. 1998)


September

* September 1 – Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor * September 7 – Abdou Diouf, 2nd President of Senegal * September 9 – Chaim Topol, Israeli actor and singer (''Fiddler on the Roof'') * September 10 – Mary Oliver, American poet, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner (d. 2019) * September 11 ** Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer ** Gherman Titov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2000) * September 12 - Harvey J. Alter, American virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize recipient *
September 15 Events Pre-1600 * 994 – Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. *1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by ...
– Dinkha IV, Dinkha, Iraqi patriarch (d. 2015) * September 16 ** Carl Andre, American artist ** Esther Vilar, Argentine-German writer known for ''The Manipulated Man'' * September 17 – Ken Kesey, American author (d. 2001) * September 21 – Jimmy Armfield, English footballer (d. 2018) *
September 29 Events Pre-1600 *61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. * 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, ...
** Mylène Demongeot, French actress (d. 2022) ** Jerry Lee Lewis, American rock & roll musician (d. 2022) *
September 30 Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...
– Johnny Mathis, African-American singer


October

* October 1 **Dame Julie Andrews, English singer and actress * October 3 ** Charles Duke, American astronaut ** Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (d. 2020) * October 6 ** Bruno Sammartino, Italian professional wrestler (d. 2018) ** Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Egyptian politician (d. 2018) * October 12 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (d. 2007) *
October 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. * 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...
– La Monte Young, American composer * October 15 ** Bobby Morrow, American athlete (d. 2020) ** Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter * October 18 – Peter Boyle, American actor (d. 2006) * October 20 – Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (d. 2004) * October 25 – Rusty Schweickart, American astronaut * October 29 – Isao Takahata, Japanese film director (d. 2018) * October 30 ** Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (d. 2011) ** Michael Winner, British film director (d. 2013) * October 31 – Ronald Graham, American mathematician (d. 2020)


November

* November 1 ** Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003) ** Charles Koch, American businessman ** Gary Player, South-African professional golfer *
November 3 Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Fl ...
– Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (d. 2012) * November 6 – Archduchess Maria of Austria (b. 1935), Archduchess Maria of Austria, German-Austrian royal (d. 2018) *
November 8 Events Pre-1600 * 960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. *1278 – Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, ...
** Alain Delon, French actor ** Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal (d. 2008) * November 11 – Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (d. 2019) *
November 14 Events Pre-1600 1601–1900 *1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. *1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. ...
– King Hussein of Jordan (d. 1999) * November 15 ** Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestine National Authority ** Try Sutrisno, sixth vice president of Indonesia * November 16 – France-Albert René, 2nd President of Seychelles (d. 2019) * November 17 – Toni Sailer, Austrian skier (d. 2009) * November 20 – Leo Falcam, Micronesian politician, president 1997-99 (d. 2018) *
November 23 Events Pre-1600 * 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. * 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. * 1499 – Pretender to the t ...
– Vladislav Volkov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 1971) * November 28 – Masahito, Prince Hitachi *
November 29 Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...
– Diane Ladd, American actress *
November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 *1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
– Woody Allen, American actor and film director


December

* December 8 – Dharmendra, Indian film actor, producer and politician * December 11 ** Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (d. 2020) ** Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German car designer (d. 2012) * December 14 ** Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991) ** Lewis Arquette, American film actor, writer and producer (d. 2001) * December 15 – Adnan Badran, Prime Minister of Jordan * December 21 – John G. Avildsen, American film director (d. 2017) * December 25 – Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime Minister of Sudan (1966–67, 1986–89) (d. 2020) * December 26 – Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (d. 2005) * December 30 ** Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009) ** Sandy Koufax, American baseball player * December 31 – King Salman of Saudi Arabia (official birth date)


Deaths


January

* January – Józef Białynia Chołodecki, Polish historian (b. 1852) * January 10 – Edwin Flack, Australian Olympic athlete (b. 1873) * January 16 – Ma Barker, American criminal (b. 1873) * January 19 – Lloyd Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899) *
January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Cou ...
** Constantin Dumitrescu (general), Constantin Dumitrescu, Romanian general (b. 1868) ** Thomas Stevens (cyclist), Thomas Stevens, English cyclist (b. 1854) * January 28 – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer (b. 1859)


February

* February 3 – Hugo Junkers, German industrialist and aircraft designer (b. 1859) * February 7 – Herbert Ponting, English photographer and explorer (b. 1870) * February 8 – Max Liebermann, German painter (b. 1847) * February 13 – Ali of Hejaz, former King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca (b. 1879) * February 25 – Gerhard Louis De Geer, 17th Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1854) * February 26 – Liborius Ritter von Frank, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1848) * February 28 – Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer (b. 1847)


March

* March 6 ** Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1841) ** Baron Max Hussarek von Heinlein, former Prime Minister of Austria (b. 1865) * March 7 – Leonid Feodorov, Soviet Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox priest and saint (b. 1879) * March 15 – Johan Ramstedt, 9th Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1852) *
March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. *1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...
– John Macleod (physiologist), John Macleod, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876) *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
– Aleksandër Moisiu, Albanian actor (b. 1879) * March 23 – Florence Moore, American actress (b. 1886) * March 24 - Maria Karłowska, Polish Roman Catholic religious professed and blessed (b. 1865) * March 29 - Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, English physiologist, pioneer in endocrinology (b. 1850)


April

* April 2 – Bennie Moten, American jazz pianist (b. 1894) * April 5 – Basil Champneys, English architect (b. 1842) * April 6 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet (b. 1869) * April 8 – Adolph Ochs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1858) *
April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...
– Emmy Noether, German mathematician (b. 1882) *
April 15 Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. * 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscar ...
– Anna Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1859) * April 16 – Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (b. 1884) * April 20 – Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, British fashion designer (b. 1863) *
April 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). *1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy ...
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May

* May 1 – Antero Rubín, Spanish general, politician (b. 1851) * May 4 – Junior Durkin, American actor (b. 1915) * May 12 – Józef Piłsudski, Polish politician, 2-time Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867) *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 *1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. * 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. *1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
– Magnus Hirschfeld, German sex researcher, gay rights advocate (b. 1868) *
May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...
– Kazimir Malevich, Polish-Russian painter, art theoretician (b. 1879) * May 17 ** Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865) ** Antonia Mesina, Italian Roman Catholic laywoman, martyr and blessed (b.
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
) * May 19 – T. E. Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), English soldier, diplomat and writer (b. 1888) *
May 21 Events Pre-1600 * 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. * 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...
** Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860) ** Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist and geneticist (b. 1848) *
May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under ...
– Josef Suk (composer), Josef Suk, Czech composer, and violinist (b. 1874)


June

* June 5 – Alexander von Linsingen, German general (b. 1850) * June 6 **Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British general, 12th Governor General of Canada (b. 1862) **George Grossmith Jr., British actor (b. 1874) * June 23 – Birdie Blye, American pianist (b. 1871) *
June 24 Events Pre-1600 *1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. ...
Carlos Gardel, Argentine tango songwriter (b. 1890)


July

* July 1 – Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1857) * July 3 – André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (b. 1878) * July 9 – Daniel Edward Howard, 16th president of Liberia (b. 1861) * July 12 – Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer, subject of the Dreyfus affair (b. 1859) * July 15 - Pieter Cort van der Linden, Dutch politician (b. 1846) * July 17 ** Cudjoe Lewis (Oluale Kossola), the last known surviving male victim of Clotilda (slave ship), ''Clotilda'', the last ship of the Atlantic slave trade (born c.1941) ** James Moore (cyclist), James Moore, English winner of the first ever cycle race (b. 1849) ** George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867) ** Daniel Salamanca Urey , 33rd President of Bolivia (b. 1869) *
July 22 Events Pre-1600 * 838 – Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. *1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of J ...
– Laura M. Johns, American suffragist, journalist (b. 1849) * July 28 – Meletius IV of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 1871) * July 31 – Gustav Lindenthal, Czech civil engineer and bridge designer (b. 1850)


August

* August 12 – Gareth Jones (journalist), Gareth Jones, Welsh journalist (b. 1905) * August 14 – Léonce Perret, French film actor and producer (b. 1880) *August 15 **Paul Signac, French painter (b. 1863) **Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898) **Will Rogers, American humorist and actor (b. 1879) *August 17 – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American feminist and writer (b. 1860) *
August 20 Events Pre-1600 * AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
– Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts, American actress (b. 1899) *August 21 – John Hartley (tennis), John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (b. 1849) *August 22 **Frantz Jourdain, Belgian architect (b. 1847) **Pavlos Kountouriotis, Greek admiral, 1st President of Greece (b. 1855) *August 25 – Mack Swain, American actor (b. 1876) *August 27 – Childe Hassam, American painter (b. 1859) *August 29 – Astrid of Sweden, Queen Astrid of Belgium (b. 1905) *August 30 – Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)


September

* September 8 ** Takejirō Tokonami, Japanese politician, Home Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of Communication (b. 1867) ** Carl Weiss, American physician and murderer of Huey Long (b. 1906) * September 10 – Huey Long, American politician (assassinated Huey Long#Assassination, 2 days before) (b. 1893) * September 19 ** Jules Cambon, French diplomat (b. 1845) ** Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist (b. 1857) * September 23 – DeWolf Hopper, American actor, comedian (b. 1858) * September 28 – William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor, cinema pioneer and film director (b. 1860)


October

* October 1 – Grigore C. Crăiniceanu, Romanian general and politician (b. 1852) * October 19 – Maria Cederschiöld, Swedish journalist and women's rights activist (b. 1856) * October 20 – Arthur Henderson, Scottish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1863) *
October 22 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. * 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...
– Edward Carson, Edward Carson, Baron Carson, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1854) * October 23 – Charles Demuth, American artist (b. 1883)


November

* November 2 – Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905) * November 6 – Henry Fairfield Osborn, American geologist, paleontologist and eugenist (b. 1857) * November 7 – Charles Debbas, 1st President and 5th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1885) *
November 8 Events Pre-1600 * 960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. *1278 – Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, ...
- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian aviator (b. 1897) * November 20 – John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, British admiral (b. 1859) * November 21 – Agnes Pockels, German chemist (b. 1862) *
November 25 Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates the first of his three triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. *1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethó ...
– Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, deposed Emperor (b. 1895) * November 28 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (b. 1877) *
November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 *1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
– Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese writer (b. 1888)


December

* December 1 – Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian optician and inventor (b. 1879) * December 2 – James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (b. 1865) * December 3 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, daughter of King Edward VII and younger sister of King George V (b. 1868) * December 4 ** Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. 1864) ** Charles Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850) * December 13 – Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871) * December 16 – Thelma Todd, American actress (b. 1906) *
December 17 Events Pre-1600 * 497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. * 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. * 920 – Romanos I Lekap ...
– Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan military dictator, 3-time President of Venezuela (b. 1857) * December 21 – Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist and satirist (b. 1890) * December 24 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885) * December 29 – Photios II of Constantinople, Photios II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 1874)


Nobel Prizes

* Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – James Chadwick * Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Frédéric Joliot, Irène Joliot-Curie ("in recognition of their synthesis of new radioactive elements") * Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Physiology or Medicine – Hans Spemann * Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature – not awarded * Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – Carl von Ossietzky


References


External links

* Mott, Frank Luther, ed. ''Headlining America'' (1937) reprints best American newspaper stories of 1935–136
online free


– from American Studies Programs at the University of Virginia
1935 WWII Timeline
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