June 1932 in History

Events in History

Jun 1 Franz von Papen becomes Reich Chancellor of Germany

Jun 2 German Chancellor Franz von Papen forms his "Cabinet of the Barons"
Jun 2 Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia
Jun 3 John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants

Jun 3 Paul von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament

Jun 4 Edouard Herriot becomes Premier of France
Jun 4 Chilean coup led by Colonel Marmaduke Grove against President Juan Esteban Montero
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 10 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Jun 13 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
Jun 14 German government of von Papen forms
Jun 16 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights

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

Jun 17 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada
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 19 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China
Jun 20 A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)
Jun 22 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act" making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
Jun 22 NL finally approves players wearing numbers
Jun 24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
Jun 29 USSR & China sign non-aggression treaty

Jun 1 Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
Jun 1 Christopher Lasch, American historian and author (The Culture of Narcissism), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1994)
Jun 2 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
Jun 4 Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer (Season of the Jew), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2004)
Jun 5 Christy Brown, Irish novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days), born in Dublin, Ireland
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 10 J Bennett Johnston, (Sen-D-LA, 1972- )
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 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (Mazes & Monsters), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)

Jun 14 Joe Arpaio, American former sheriff of Maricopa County (1993-2016), 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 NYC, New York (d. 2015)
Jun 16 Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)
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 Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Jun 18 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (d. 2016)
Jun 20 Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet poet, born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 1994)
Jun 21 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom
Jun 24 David McTaggart, co-founder (Greenpeace)
Jun 25 Peter Blake, British artist, born in Dartford, Kent, England
Jun 27 Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer, born in Prenzlau, Germany (d. 1996)

Jun 12 René de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies
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
Jun 16 Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies
Jun 16 Frederik Willem van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden), dies at 72
Jun 19 Solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies