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Events in June 1933 11
1887 – 1933Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (1887-1933)Died 29 June 1933, aged 46One of the biggest stars of silent film comedy, his career was wrecked by the 1921 Virginia Rappe scandal despite his acquittal. He died of a heart attack just as his comeback was starting.
1899 – 1933Chaim Arlosoroff (1899-1933)Died 16 June 1933, aged 34Labour Zionist leader and head of the Jewish Agency's political department. He was shot dead on a Tel Aviv beach, and the killing has never been solved.
1933Duke Ellington's first European tourLondon PalladiumReceived as a serious composer in Britain and France.
1933French Open 1933Men: Jack Crawford · Women: Margaret ScrivenFirst non-French men's champion since 1891.
1933First drive-in theater opensRichard Hollingshead opens a drive-in cinema in Camden, New JerseyPark-In Theaters opened on 6 June, letting audiences watch films from their cars. Drive-ins went on to become an American institution in the 1950s.
1933 – 2014Joan Rivers (1933-2014)Died 4 September 2014, aged 81Joan Rivers, the pioneering comedian and television personality known for her sharp-edged humor and red carpet commentary, died from complications during a throat procedure in New York. She had built a decades-long career breaking ground for women in stand-up comedy. She remained a fixture of American television until her death.
1933London Economic ConferenceWorld leaders fail to agree on currency stabilisationDelegates from 66 nations met in London from 12 June to try to revive trade and stabilise currencies. The conference collapsed after Roosevelt rejected currency stabilisation.
1933Glass–Steagall ActBanking Act separates commercial and investment bankingSigned on 16 June, the Banking Act of 1933 separated commercial from investment banking and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The separation provisions were largely repealed in 1999.
1933National Industrial Recovery ActNew Deal law creates the National Recovery AdministrationSigned on 16 June, the act allowed industries to draw up codes of fair competition and set up the Public Works Administration. The Supreme Court struck down its main provisions in 1935.
1933 – 2019Danny Aiello (1933-2019)Died 12 December 2019, aged 86Danny Aiello was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sal in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. He appeared in dozens of films including Moonstruck and The Godfather Part II. He died in New Jersey.
1933 – 2023Dianne Feinstein (1933-2023)Died 28 September 2023, aged 90American senator for California from 1992 until her death, the longest-serving woman in the history of the Senate.