About the day » Saturday August 6, 1932Calender converter

• Charles Lester Keith, Argo, St Clair, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
• Diederik Frederik Steven Helin Baron van Zuijlen van Nijevelt, Parijs († 2011)
• "Thierry" Frédéric Etienne Hélin van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Paris († 2011)
• Aagje van Mourik, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2009)
• Aartje van Poolen, Nijkerk, Nederland († 1933)
• * Regina Elida de Groot, Ameide († 1984)
• Albert Suurd, Peize, Drenthe, Nederland († 1999)
• A.J.T. Elberink († 2007)
• Aleta Jean Catlett, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Anna Sophia Maria Lagendijk, Rotterdam († 2012)

• Adriana Demeris (72), Zevenbergen
• Berend Scholten (72), Amersfoort
• Ariaantje Kuijt (21), Leiden
• Christiaan in 't Veld (60), Maasdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Catherine Elizabeth German DNA 8 tbc (75), Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
• Aafke Sterenberg (51), Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
• Albertus Jacobus Hoogeweg (0), Renswoude
• Adriana Demeris (72), Zevenbergen
• Cornelis Kaak (62), Roermond, Limburg, Nederland
• Arsina Cornelia Bloemheuvel (70), Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1929 » Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist
• 1930 » Abbey Lincoln, American singer-songwriter and actress († 2010)
• 1931 » Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author († 2010)
• 1932 » Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter († 2020)
• 1932 » Howard Hodgkin, English painter († 2017)
• 1932 » Michael Deeley, English screenwriter and producer
• 1933 » A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer († 1987)
• 1934 » Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier
• 1934 » Chris Bonington, English mountaineer and author
• 1934 » Piers Anthony, English-American soldier and author

• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Jacob
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
• May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
• June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
• November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
• December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
• December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

The temperature on August 6, 1932 was between 13.1 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.