What Happened in June 1932

Historical Events

Chancellor Franz von Papen

Jun 1 Franz von Papen becomes Reich Chancellor of Germany

Jun 2 Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia
Jun 2 German Chancellor Franz von Papen forms his "Cabinet of the Barons"

Gehrig 1st to Hit Four HRs

Jun 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A's, 20-13 at Shibe Park

Hindenburg Disbands Government

Jun 3 German President Paul von Hindenburg disbands Heinrich Brüning's Parliament

German President and WWI General Paul von Hindenburg

Jun 3 John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
Jun 4 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
Jun 4 Chilean coup led by Colonel Marmaduke Grove against President Juan Esteban Montero

Event of Interest

Jun 4 Edouard Herriot becomes Premier of France

Prime Minister of France Édouard Herriot

37th Women's French Championship

Jun 6 37th Women's French Championships: Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu (7-5, 6-1)

37th Men's French Championship

Jun 6 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 7th and final Grand Slam singles title; beats Giorgio de Stefani of Italy 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Jun 6 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg
Jun 6 The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
Jun 7 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
Jun 10 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Massachusetts

67th British Men's Open

Jun 10 British Open Men's Golf, Prince's GC: Gene Sarazen wins wire-to-wire by 5 strokes from fellow American Macdonald Smith

Jun 13 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
Jun 14 German government of Franz von Papen forms
Jun 16 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights
Jun 16 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex

Herbert Hoover Renominated

Jun 16 US President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Republican Convention

31st Vice President of the United States Charles Curtis

Jun 17 Bonus Army: around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits
Jun 17 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada
Jun 19 1st concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove
Jun 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China
Jun 20 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)

Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey

Jun 21 German champion Max Schmeling loses NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight boxing titles in controversial split points decision to American Jack Sharkey in NYC, New York

Jun 22 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act" making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
Jun 22 NL finally approves players wearing numbers
Jun 23 St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)
Jun 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
Jun 25 Commencement of India's 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's, London (England initially rattled but go on to win)
Jun 25 US Open Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning British Open champion Gene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat Bobby Cruikshank and Philip Perkins by 3 strokes
Jun 29 USSR & China sign non-aggression treaty

Events in 1932

Famous Birthdays

Jun 1 Christopher Lasch, American historian and author (The Culture of Narcissism), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1994)
Jun 1 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2023)
Jun 1 Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
Jun 2 Sammy Turner, American pop and R&B singer ("Lavender Blue"; "Always"), born in Patterson, New Jersey
Jun 2 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
Jun 4 John Drew Barrymore, American actor (Pantomine Quiz), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2004)
Jun 4 John McNamara, American MLB manager (American League Manager of the Year 1986; Boston Red Sox), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)
Jun 4 Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer (Season of the Jew), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2004)
Jun 4 Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, jazz and soundtrack composer, arranger, bandleader, and record producer (The Blues and the Abstract Truth; The Six Million Dollar Man), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
Jun 5 Christy Brown, Irish novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jun 5 Pete Jolly [Ceragioli], American session and West Coast jazz pianist, and accordionist (Shorty Rogers; Pete Jolly Trio), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2004)
Jun 5 Ronnie Dawson, Irish rugby player (Captain of Irish and Lions team), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jun 6 Billie Whitelaw, British actress (Omen, Adding Machine), born in Coventry, Warwickshire (d. 2014)
Jun 6 David R Scott, American USAF Colonel and astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15), born in San Antonio, Texas
Jun 6 Ivan Chermayeff, British-born American graphic designer, born in London, England (d. 2017)
Jun 7 (Harold) "Tina" Brooks, American hard-bop jazz saxophonist, and composer ("True Blue"), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1974)

Jun 8 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, born in Teterow, Germany (d. 2012)
Jun 8 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)
Jun 10 Branko Lustig, Croatian film producer (Schindler's List; Gladiator), born in Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2019)
Jun 10 Gardner McKay, American actor and author (Adventures in Paradise, Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles), born in New York City (d. 2001)
Jun 10 J. Bennett Johnston, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1972-97), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Jun 11 Athol Fugard, South African anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot), born in Middelburg, South Africa
Jun 11 Timothy Sainsbury, British politician and businessman
Jun 12 Charlie Feathers, American country music and rockabilly singer-songwriter, and musician ("Can't Hardly Stand It"), born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 1998)
Jun 12 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), born in Ada'a, Oromo, Ethiopia (d. 2002)
Jun 12 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (Mazes & Monsters), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
Jun 13 Bob McGrath, American musician, singer (Sing Along With Mitch), and actor (Sesame Street, 1969-2017), born in Ottawa, Illinois (d. 2022)
Jun 13 Jo Roland [Rolando Bonardelli], Swiss pop singer and TV personality (Rendez-vous), known as the 'Swiss Perry Como', born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2013)
Jun 14 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2004)
Jun 14 Joe Arpaio, American law enforcement officer (Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, 1993-2016), pardoned of federal contempt of court conviction by President Trump, born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Jun 15 Einar K Enevoldson, American Nasa test pilot (X-24B)

Jun 15 Mario Cuomo, American politician (Governor-D-NY, 1983-95), born in New York City (d. 2015)
Jun 16 Ralph Robins, British CEO (Rolls-Royce)
Jun 17 Derek Ibbotson, English 5K runner (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 2017)
Jun 17 Dolores White, American composer, pianist, and pedagogue, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
Jun 17 John Murtha, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in New Martinsville, West Virginia (d. 2010)
Jun 18 Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), born in Huttonsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
Jun 18 Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Jun 18 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (d. 2016)
Jun 19 Ernest Ranglin, Jamaican guitarist (Studio One, Jimmy Cliff), born in Manchester, Jamaica
Jun 19 Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon & Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia
Jun 19 Pier Angeli [Anna Maria Pierangeli], Italian actress (Sodom & Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge), born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1971)
Jun 20 Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet poet, born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 1994)
Jun 21 (Boris) "Lalo" Schifrin, Argentine-American jazz pianist and composer (Mission Impossible; Caveman), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jun 21 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for PM Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (d. 2023) [1]
Jun 21 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)

Jun 21 O. C Smith, American jazz singer ("Little Green Apples"), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)
Jun 22 Amrish Puri, Indian actor (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Mola Ram, Mr. India- Mogambo), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 2005)
Jun 22 Michael Horvit, American composer, born in New York City
Jun 22 Prunella Scales, British actress (Fawlty Towers, A Question of Attribution), born in Sutton Abinger, Surrey
Jun 23 Bob Blair, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s)
Jun 24 David McTaggart, Canadian co-founder of Greenpeace, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2011)
Jun 25 Peter Blake, British visual artist who designed The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, born in Dartford, Kent, England
Jun 26 Harry Bromfield, South African cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 17 wickets; Western Province), born in Mossel Bay, South Africa (d. 2020)
Jun 27 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), born in Wayne, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
Jun 27 Hugh Wood, British composer, born in Parbold, Lancashire
Jun 27 Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer, born in Prenzlau, Germany (d. 1996)
Jun 27 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, born in Izmir, Turkey (d. 2015)
Jun 28 Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), born in Isleton, California (d. 2005)
Jun 30 Martin Mailman, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2000)

Born in 1932

Famous Deaths

Jun 7 Emil Paur, Austrian conductor (Boston Symphony; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony; Berlin State Opera), dies at 76
Jun 7 William Williams Keen, American physician (1st American brain surgeon), dies at 95
Jun 9 Natalia Janotha, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 76
Jun 12 René de Clerq, Flemish poet and writer (Book of Love), dies at 54
Jun 12 Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer, and politician (Prime Minister, 1908-13; Council of State, 1913-18; Minister of Justice, 1918-25), dies at 79
Jun 12 ThTheo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister), dies at 79
Jun 14 Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer (founded what became Desjardins Group), dies at 73
Jun 16 Frederik Willem van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden), dies at 72
Jun 19 Solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies
Jun 21 (Marshall) "Major" Taylor, American track cyclist (first African-American world champion; 1899 World Track C'ships), dies from a heart attack at 53
Jun 21 Alexander Winton, Scottish-American automotive pioneer, designed and sold 1st gasoline automobile in America, dies at 72 [1]
Jun 22 Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler (b. 1892)

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