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March 1935

The following events occurred in March 1935: March 1, 1935 (Friday)The Territory of the Saar Basin was formally returned to Germany.Greek coup d'état attempt: A Venizelist revolt broke out against the government of Greece.Born:Robert Conrad, actor, in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)March 2, 1935 (Saturday)Prajadhipok formally abdicated the throne of Siam and was succeeded by his nephew Ananda Mahidol.17 Austrian Nazis were condemned to death for smuggling explosives into the country.Porky Pig made his debut in the short, I Haven't Got a Hat.March 3, 1935 (Sunday)The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara was founded in Mexico.Born:Zhelyu Zhelev, 1st President of Bulgaria, in Veselinovo, Bulgaria (d. 2015)March 4, 1935 (Monday)The British Government issued a white paper justifying the country's increase of armaments and blaming Germany's rearmament as responsible.Anti-Semitic posters appeared in towns all over the Saarland despite a German promise to the League of Nations to not persecute Jews in the Saar for 12 months.The U.S. Supreme Court decided Baldwin v. G.A.F. Seelig, Inc.Born:Bent Larsen, chess grandmaster, in Tilsted near Thisted, Denmark (d. 2010)March 5, 1935 (Tuesday)Italy and Ethiopia agreed to establish a neutral zone along the border of Italian Somaliland, although Italy continued to build up its military in the region.An LNER train attained a record maximum speed of 108 mph during a run from London to Newcastle.Born:Paul Sand, comedic actor, in Santa Monica, CaliforniaMarch 6, 1935 (Wednesday)The Soviet Union announced that all private trade had finally been eliminated with only minor exceptions such as market vending.The first edition of the SS newspaper Das Schwarze Korps appeared.A new sculpture by Jacob Epstein titled Ecce Homo went on display at the Leicester Galleries, depicting an eleven-foot tall Christ with a square face and a broad, flat nose reminiscent of Polynesian art.

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