Important Events in 1932
- Mar 19 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened in Sydney, Australia
- May 21 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman
- Dec 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas
More Historical Events
1932 in Film & TV
- Apr 12 "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York, includes the line "I want to be alone" (Best Picture/Production 1932)
- Apr 16 Short film "The Music Box" released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film)
- Apr 29 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC radio, longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)
- Jul 28 "White Zombie" - 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US
1932 in Music
- Dec 27 Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
1932 in Sport
- Feb 15 As a member of gold medal winning US 4-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid, Eddie Eagan (boxing gold Antwerp 1920) becomes only Olympian to win gold medals at both summer & winter Games in different sports
Anthony Perkins
Casey Kasem
Elizabeth Taylor
Johnny Cash
Patsy Cline
Ted CassidyFamous People in 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Time Person
of the Year- Fredric March
Oscar for Best Actor - Helen Hayes
Oscar for Best Actress - Wallace Beery
Oscar for Best Actor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fredric March
Helen Hayes
Wallace BeeryWorld Leaders in 1932
- Herbert Hoover
31st US President - Joseph Stalin
Soviet General Secretary - Ramsay MacDonald
British Prime Minister
Herbert Hoover
Joseph Stalin
Ramsay MacDonald
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?The "Great Emu War" ends: Emu's surprising resilience to bullets led to Emu victory over Australian military in Campion district, Western Australia
On December 10, 1932
Famous Weddings in 1932
- Feb 1 Film director Frank Capra (34) weds secretary Lucille Reyburn
- Apr 30 Australian Test cricket batsman Don Bradman (23) weds Jessie Martha Menzies at St Paul's Anglican Church in Burwood, Sydney
- May 13 Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich marries Nina Varsar
More Weddings & Divorces
Aristide Briand
Edgar Wallace
George Eastman
John Philip Sousa
King C. Gillette
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