Year by year · 20th century

1932

1932 in world history: 21 events, 9 births, 19 deaths, 4 works, 4 states founded and 5 that came to an end. 719 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 12 January

    Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate

    Appointed to succeed her late husband, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas won a special election to keep the seat. She went on to win two full terms and served until 1945.

  2. 28 January

    Japanese forces attack Shanghai

    Japanese marines clashed with China's 19th Route Army in Shanghai, and Japanese aircraft bombed the Zhabei district. The fighting lasted over a month before a ceasefire was brokered.

  3. 25 February

    Adolf Hitler acquires German citizenship

    Stateless since renouncing his Austrian citizenship in 1925, Hitler was given a nominal post in the state of Brunswick, making him a German citizen. He could now stand for President.

  4. 20 May

    Amelia Earhart sets off on her solo Atlantic flight

    Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and landed in a field near Derry the next day. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

    Newfoundland

  5. 28 July

    US troops drive the Bonus Army out of Washington

    On Hoover's orders, troops under Douglas MacArthur used tear gas and bayonets to clear camps of First World War veterans demanding early payment of bonuses. The scenes damaged Hoover's re-election hopes.

    First World War

  6. 24 August

    Amelia Earhart flies non-stop across the United States

    Amelia Earhart flew from Los Angeles to Newark in about 19 hours, the first woman to cross the continent non-stop. That May she had become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

    United States

  7. 24 September

    B. R. Ambedkar and Hindu leaders sign the Poona Pact

    Agreed with Gandhi during his fast, the Poona Pact was signed, replacing separate electorates for the 'depressed classes' with reserved seats. Gandhi ended his fast against separate electorates two days later.

  8. 8 November

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president

    In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide. His New Deal reshaped American government, and he was elected a record four times.

  9. Revolt

    La Matanza

    La Matanza, 'the massacre', was the killing of thousands of peasants, most of them indigenous Pipil, by the Salvadoran army and militias after an uprising in the coffee-growing west of El Salvador in January 1932.

  10. Revolt

    Mäntsälä rebellion

    The Mäntsälä rebellion was a failed uprising by members of the Lapua Movement in February and March 1932, which began when armed activists broke up a Social Democratic meeting at Mäntsälä in southern Finland.

  11. Revolt

    Constitutionalist Revolution

    The Constitutionalist Revolution was an armed uprising of the state of São Paulo against the provisional government of Getúlio Vargas, fought from July to October 1932.

  12. Event

    Prussian coup of 1932

    The Prussian coup of 20 July 1932, the Preußenschlag, was the removal of the Social Democratic-led government of the Free State of Prussia by Chancellor Franz von Papen, using an emergency decree of President Hindenburg.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 1932 9

Died in 1932 19

Works 4

States founded 4

States that came to an end 5

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