What Happened In August 1932 In History

Historical Events for August, 1932

• 2nd » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl David Anderson e.g Carl D. Anderson.
• 10th » A convert 5.1 kg lb chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie, Missouri Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
• 22nd » The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting. (See also Timeline of the BBC 1930s known as Timeline of the BBC.)
• 24th » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

Famous Birthdays on August in 1932

• 1st » Meir Kahane, American rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990)
• 1st » Meena Kumari, Indian actress (d. 1972)
• 2nd » Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
• 4th » Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist, founded Friends of Nature (China) named Friends of Nature (d. 2010)
• 5th » Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 5th » Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor
• 6th » Michael Deeley, English screenwriter and producer
• 6th » Howard Hodgkin, English painter
• 6th » Charles Wood (playwright) known as Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter
• 7th » Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (d. 1973)
• 7th » Edward Hardwicke, English actor (d. 2011)
• 7th » Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)
• 7th » Maurice Rabb, Jr., American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2005)
• 8th » Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and politician, 68th President of Bolivia
• 8th » Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Old Dogs)
• 9th » Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician
• 9th » John Gomery, Canadian jurist
• 10th » Alexander Goehr, English composer and academic
• 10th » Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal
• 11th » Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
• 11th » Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)
• 11th » Geoffrey Cass, English businessman
• 11th » Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia
• 11th » John Gorrie (director) called John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter
• 12th » Sirikit, Thai wife of Bhumibol Adulyadej
• 12th » Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader
• 14th » Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)
• 15th » Jim Lange, American game show host (d. 2014)
• 15th » Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge
• 17th » V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English journalist and author, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate
• 18th » Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia
• 18th » Luc Montagnier, French virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
• 19th » Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
• 20th » Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004)
• 20th » Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author (d. 2009)
• 20th » Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
• 21st » Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut
• 23rd » Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (d. 1978)
• 23rd » Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean politician, Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe) called Minister of Defence for Zimbabwe (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Mark Russell, American comedian, singer, and pianist
• 24th » Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader
• 24th » W. Morgan Sheppard, English actor
• 26th » Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (d. 2014)
• 27th » Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)
• 27th » Antonia Fraser, English historian and author
• 28th » Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 29th » Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (d. 1996)
• 31st » Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1994)
• 31st » Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist

Famous Deaths for August 1932

• 10th » Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)

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