What Happened In February 1933 In History

Historical Events for February, 1933

• 15th » In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Mayor of Chicago e.g Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
• 17th » The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.
• 20th » The Congress of the United States proposes the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution that will end Prohibition in the United States.
• 25th » The USS Ranger CV-4 6 is launched. It is the first US Navy ship to be built solely as an aircraft carrier.
• 28th » 'Gleichschaltung': The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1933

• 2nd » Tony Jay, English actor (d. 2006)
• 2nd » Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2009)
• 3rd » Polde Bibič, Slovenian actor (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Paul Sarbanes, American lawyer and politician
• 3rd » Than Shwe, Burmese general and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma
• 4th » Shirley Burkovich, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
• 4th » Leo Lewis, American football running backs (d. 2013)
• 4th » Igor Kvasha, Russian actors (d. 2012)
• 4th » Mary Frank, Contemporary painters
• 5th » Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter
• 5th » Norm Grabowski, American actor (d. 2012)
• 5th » B. S. Johnson, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1973)
• 6th » Leslie Crowther, English comedian and actor (d. 1996)
• 7th » John Anderton, English footballer
• 8th » Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
• 8th » Uno Palu, Estonian decathlete
• 9th » Loris Azzaro, Tunisian-French fashion designer (d. 2003)
• 9th » Ronnie Claire Edwards, American actress
• 10th » Jay Conrad Levinson, American educator and author (d. 2013)
• 10th » Richard Schickel, American journalist, author, and critic
• 10th » Faramarz Payvar, Iranian Santoor (Persian instrument) or santur player and composer (d. 2009)
• 12th » Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer
• 13th » Paul Biya, Cameroon politician, List of heads of state of Cameroon named President of Cameroon
• 13th » Caroline Blakiston, English actress
• 13th » Kenneth Dement, American football player and lawyer (d. 2013)
• 13th » Patrick Godfrey, English actor
• 13th » Kim Novak, American actress
• 13th » Peter L. Pond, American clergyman and philanthropist (d. 2000)
• 13th » Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer
• 14th » Madhubala, Indian actress (d. 1969)
• 14th » Tom Borland, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 17th » Bobby Lewis, American singer
• 17th » Larry Jennings, American magician and author (d. 1997)
• 17th » Craig L. Thomas, American politician (d. 2007)
• 18th » Gerhard Frey (politician) or Gerhard Frey, German publisher and politician (d. 2013)
• 18th » Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter (Plastic Ono Band)
• 18th » Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (d. 2009)
• 18th » Mary Ure, Scottish actress (d. 1975)
• 21st » Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2003)
• 22nd » Katharine, Duchess of Kent
• 22nd » Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
• 22nd » Christopher Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-English businessman and philanthropist
• 22nd » Bobby Smith (footballer born 1933) e.g Bobby Smith, English footballer (d. 2010)
• 23rd » Donna J. Stone, American poet (d. 1994)
• 24th » Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist (d. 2008)
• 24th » David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2009)
• 26th » James Goldsmith, French businessman and politician (d. 1997)
• 27th » Eric Bercovici, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)
• 27th » Raymond Berry, American football player
• 27th » Edward Lucie-Smith, Jamaican-English poet, author, and critic
• 28th » Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
• 28th » Miro Steržaj, Slovenian bowler
• 28th » Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician

Famous Deaths for February 1933

• 4th » Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (b. 1846)
• 5th » Joseph Roffo, French rugby player (b. 1879)
• 5th » Josiah Thomas, Australian politician (b. 1863)
• 12th » Henri Duparc (composer) named Henri Duparc, French composer (b. 1848)
• 15th » Pat Sullivan (film producer) e.g Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer (b. 1887)
• 18th » James J. Corbett, American boxer (b. 1866)
• 26th » Princess Thyra of Denmark (b. 1853)

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