What Happened on September 29, 1932

Historical Events

Film Premiere

Film "Bill of Divorcement" starring John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn, directed by George Cukor premieres at the Mayfair

Famous Birthdays

  • Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish TV executive (Channel 4) and opera company manager (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1987-96), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Mehmood [Ali], Indian actor, singer, director and producer (Do Phoo!, Vardaan), born in Bombay, British India (d. 2004)
  • Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group, largest fundmanagement the UK), (d. 2019)
  • Rainer Weiss, American Physicist (Nobel Prize 2017, LIGO), born in Berlin, Germany
  • Robert Benton, American writer and director (Kramer vs Kramer), born in Waxahachie, Texas
  • Ronald B. Kitaj, American-British painter and graphic artist (pop art), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio (d. 2007)
Born in 1932
1932 Highlights

About September 29, 1932

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 90 years, 5 months and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra