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1935 Calendar
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1935 Historical Event(s)
- January 11, 1935 – Amelia Earhart is the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- February 4, 1935 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Pig in Chinese astrology.
- April 23, 1935 – The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
- May 31, 1935 – A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40,000 dead.
- July 16, 1935 – The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- August 14, 1935 – United States Social Security Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired.
- August 15, 1935 – Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
- September 3, 1935 – Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph
- October 19, 1935 – The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
- October 23, 1935 – Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard “Lulu” Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre.
Who Were Born On 1935?
- January 10, 1935 – Georg Katzer, German composer
- January 11, 1935 – Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
- March 24, 1935 – Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
- March 31, 1935 – Judith Rossner, American author
- April 9, 1935 – Avery Schreiber, American actor (d. 2002)
- April 18, 1935 – Costas Ferris, Greek director
- May 12, 1935 – Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball player and manager
- July 9, 1935 – Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
- August 15, 1935 – Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
- December 20, 1935 – Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricket player