About the day » Sunday May 8, 1932Calender converter
May 7, 1932Died on Sunday May 8, 1932
- Albertus van Waveren (64), De Bilt, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
- "Blanche" Marie Jeanne Burin du Buisson (75), Salins-les-Bains, Jura, France
- Arie de Snoo (87), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie de Snoo (87), Rotterdam
- Antje EVELEENS (89), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bernard Schouwink (60), Enschede
- Arend Jan van Losser (76), Zenderen (Borne)
- Arie van Steenbergen (65), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertdina Anna Wilhelmina Vos (61), Berlijn-Steglitz
- Arie de Graaf (78)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 8, 1932 at Delpher
Born on May 8
- 1930 » Doug Atkins, American football player († 2015)
- 1930 » Gary Snyder, American poet, essayist, and translator
- 1930 » Heather Harper, Northern Irish soprano († 2019)
- 1930 » René Maltête, French photographer and poet († 2000)
- 1932 » Harry Wells, Australian rugby league player
- 1932 » Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican author and translator († 2007)
- 1932 » Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
- 1934 » David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton, English soldier and politician († 2015)
- 1934 » Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge
- 1934 » Maurice Norman, English footballer
Died on May 8
- 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
- 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
- 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
- 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
- 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
- 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
- 1945 » Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
- 1945 » Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)
- 1945 » Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
Names that were popular for boys in 1932
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Maria
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1932
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Theresia
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1932
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
- April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- May 23 » In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.
- June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
- June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
- November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
The weather on Sunday May 8, 1932
The temperature on May 8, 1932 was between -1.7 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI