Historical Events
Event of Interest
FDR declares a nationwide bank holiday
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Maxwell Anderson's "Both your Houses" premieres in NYC
- Poland occupies the free city of Danzig (Gdańsk)
Famous Birthdays
- Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, English folk musician and composer
- Heiko Wierenga, Dutch soc-dem mayor of Enschede (1977-94)
- Kim Elgie, South African cricketer (South African bat v NZ 1961-62, Scotland RU intl)
- Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- William Davis, author/broadcaster (Battle at Bull Run)
Famous Deaths
- Anton Cermak, American politician (44th Mayor of Chicago, 1931-33), dies 23 days after being shot in Miami at 59
- Anton J Cermak, US mayor of Chicago, murdered