What Happened on July 20, 1933

Historical Events

  • Germany: Two-hundred Jewish merchants are arrested in Nuremberg and paraded through the streets
  • In London, 500,000 march against anti-Semitism

Reichskonkordat

Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs the Reichskonkordat accord with Hitler's Nazi Germany

Famous Birthdays

  • Aliki Vouyouklaki, Greek stage and screen actress (Madalena), born in Marousi, Greece (d. 1996)
  • Buddy Knox, American rock vocalist ("Party Doll"; "Lovey Dovey"), born in Happy, Texas (d. 1999)

Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)

American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Road, All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men), born in Providence, Rhode Island [1]

  • José Vicente Asuar, Chilean electronic music composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2017)

About July 20, 1933

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 90 years, 9 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Cancer