Timeline March 1932

Events in March 1932 13

• 1854 – 1932 George Eastman (1854-1932) Died 14 March 1932, aged 77 The founder of Eastman Kodak made photography available to the general public with roll film and the Kodak camera. He was also a major philanthropist.
• 1854 – 1932 John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Died 6 March 1932, aged 77 The American composer and bandmaster was known as the "March King". His works include The Stars and Stripes Forever.
• 1861 – 1932 Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) Died 14 March 1932, aged 70 The American historian developed the frontier thesis on the role of the frontier in shaping American democracy.
• 1862 – 1932 Aristide Briand (1862-1932) Died 7 March 1932, aged 69 Briand served eleven times as Prime Minister of France. He shared the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize for the Locarno Treaties and co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
• 1880 – 1932 Ivar Kreuger (1880-1932) Died 12 March 1932, aged 52 The Swedish "Match King" built a worldwide match monopoly and financial empire. He shot himself in Paris, and the collapse that followed revealed large-scale fraud.
• 1932 January 28 Incident in Shanghai Japanese and Chinese forces clash in Shanghai Japanese forces attacked Shanghai and met strong resistance from the Chinese 19th Route Army. Fighting ended in early March, and a ceasefire agreement was signed on 5 May.
• 1932 Japan establishes Manchukuo Puppet state created in occupied Manchuria After seizing Manchuria, Japan set up the state of Manchukuo, with the last Qing emperor Puyi as its nominal head. Most of the world refused to recognise it, and the League of Nations condemned the occupation.
• 1932 Kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby Aviator's infant son abducted from the family home Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh, was taken from the family home in Hopewell, New Jersey. His body was found near the house on 12 May. The case led Congress to make kidnapping across state lines a federal crime.
• 1932 Revlon founded Revson brothers start a nail enamel business Charles and Joseph Revson founded Revlon in New York with chemist Charles Lachman, starting with nail enamel. It grew into one of the world's largest cosmetics companies.
• 1932 – 2008 Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) Died 9 November 2008, aged 76 South African singer and civil rights activist known as "Mama Africa," celebrated for songs like "Pata Pata" and for her outspoken opposition to apartheid. She collapsed on stage in Italy after a concert and died shortly after.
• 1932 Éamon de Valera takes power in Ireland Fianna Fáil forms its first government After the February general election, Éamon de Valera became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. His government soon abolished the oath of allegiance and began an economic war with Britain.
• 1932 Hindenburg re-elected President of Germany Runoff defeats Adolf Hitler Paul von Hindenburg beat Adolf Hitler in the runoff of the German presidential election. The first round was held on 13 March. Hitler took 37 percent of the runoff vote.
• 1932 – 2009 John Updike (1932-2009) Died 27 January 2009, aged 76 Updike was an American novelist, poet and critic best known for his Rabbit series of novels, which won him two Pulitzer Prizes. He published prolifically across fiction, poetry and criticism for over five decades. He was widely regarded as one of the leading American writers of his generation.