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The following events occurred in October 1932:

October 1, 1932 (Saturday)

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October 2, 1932 (Sunday)

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October 3, 1932 (Monday)

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October 4, 1932 (Tuesday)

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  • Samuel Insull and his brother Martin were indicted in Chicago on charges of embezzlement and larceny after the request that they "return voluntarily" to face an inquiry went unanswered. Governor Emmerson was asked to take immediate steps to bring about the arrest of Samuel in Paris and Martin in Orillia, Canada.[8][9]
  • Born: Milan Chvostek, television producer and director; in Canada (d. 2018)

October 5, 1932 (Wednesday)

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October 6, 1932 (Thursday)

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  • The legislature of the Mexican state of Veracruz approved a decree declaring that all Catholic priests had lost their citizenship rights and empowering the governor to seize all Catholic church property and convert it for other uses.[12]
  • Martin Insull surrendered to Canadian authorities.[13]

October 7, 1932 (Friday)

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  • The London Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first concert, at Queen's Hall.[14]
  • The Italian transatlantic liner SS Rex ended her inaugural trip, getting to New York harbor, enthusiastically hailed by the Italian-American people. The ship started from Genoa on September 27 and, in spite of some technical problems forcing her to an unplanned two days' parking in Gibraltar, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the remarkable time of five days and fourteen hours.[15]
  • Born:

October 8, 1932 (Saturday)

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  • The Indian Air Force was founded.
  • Samuel Insull fled by plane from Italy to Greece, where the United States did not have an extradition treaty.[16]
  • Born: Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player; in Tredegar (d. 2024)

October 9, 1932 (Sunday)

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October 10, 1932 (Monday)

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October 11, 1932 (Tuesday)

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  • As part of observances of the 100th anniversary of the invention of the telegraph by Samuel Morse, the chairman of the Postal Telegraph Company sent a telegram around the world in a record time of 4 minutes and 45 seconds. The message, "What hath God wrought", was identical to the original one that Morse sent from Baltimore to Washington in 1844.[17]
  • Born:

October 12, 1932 (Wednesday)

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October 13, 1932 (Thursday)

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October 14, 1932 (Friday)

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October 15, 1932 (Saturday)

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October 16, 1932 (Sunday)

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  • Albert Einstein upset existing scientific theory during a lecture in Berlin in which he said he had calculated the age of the Earth to be 10 billion years – 7 billion more than previously believed.[24]
  • William L. Shirer was fired from the Chicago Tribune due to a defamation lawsuit filed over a minor story in which he mixed up the name of a woman who had been arrested for an accident in Vienna. Shirer was promised a month's worth of severance pay, but he only received it in 1989 – fifty-seven years later.[25][26]
  • With a speech in Piazza Venezia, delivered to 25 thousand "gerarca", Mussolini began the celebration of the March on Rome’s decennial [27]

October 17, 1932 (Monday)

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  • A prison riot broke out at Kingston Penitentiary in Ontario, Canada. Machinery and equipment were damaged, but there were only a couple of injuries in the four-hour uprising.[28]
  • Croatian political leader Vladko Maček was arrested by the Yugoslavian government.[7]
  • Died: Lucy Bacon, 75, American Impressionist artist

October 18, 1932 (Tuesday)

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October 19, 1932 (Wednesday)

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  • Henry Ford gave a radio address endorsing Herbert Hoover for re-election, asking, "Why bring in a new recruit and retire this seasoned leader especially since President Hoover has already got the massive forces of defense and recovery into action?" Ford's address concluded, "It is only common sense, when a man like Mr. Hoover has been educated by experience, when he has got control of the thing he is fighting, when is beginning to show results – it is only common sense to let him finish his job."[31]
  • Born: Robert Reed, American actor; in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1992)

October 20, 1932 (Thursday)

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October 21, 1932 (Friday)

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  • Harold Davidson was defrocked by the Church of England.[6]
  • The Kingston Penitentiary riot was put down early in the morning after lasting 12 hours.[32] A later inquiry into the unrest there would determine that the prison had so many trivial rules that it was nearly impossible for inmates to avoid committing punishable infractions.[37]
  • The Communist Party of Germany called on its members to wage outlaw strikes in advance of the upcoming Reichstag elections.[38]
  • Died: Al Hopkins, 42 or 43, American country music pioneer (auto accident)

October 22, 1932 (Saturday)

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October 23, 1932 (Sunday)

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October 24, 1932 (Monday)

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October 25, 1932 (Tuesday)

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October 26, 1932 (Wednesday)

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  • 19 Jewish students were injured in disturbances by Nazis at the University of Vienna.[47]
  • Charlie Chaplin won his legal action against ex-wife Lita Grey seeking to prevent her from entering their two young sons into film acting. The judge ruled that the children should not be placed in films without the consent of both parents.[48]
  • Died: Margaret Brown, 65, American socialite, philanthropist and activist

October 27, 1932 (Thursday)

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October 28, 1932 (Friday)

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October 29, 1932 (Saturday)

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October 30, 1932 (Sunday)

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October 31, 1932 (Monday)

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References

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  3. ^ "Insull's O. K. on Checks to Brother's Brokers". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 2, 1932. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Yanks Crush Cubs, 13-6; Win Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 3, 1932. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Il re accolto trionfalmente in Eritrea" [The king welcomed triumphantly in Eritrea]. La Stampa (in Italian). October 3, 1932.
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  8. ^ "True Bill for Insulls Today". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 4, 1932. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Swanson Demands Arrest of Insulls". Chicago Daily Tribune: 1. October 5, 1932.
  10. ^ Steele, John (October 6, 1932). "British Proposal for 4-Power Disarmament Parley Fails". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 4.
  11. ^ Taylor, Edmond (October 8, 1932). "Lose Insull Trail in Italy". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Order Seizure of Churches in Vera Cruz". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1932. p. 1.
  13. ^ Foust, Hal (October 7, 1932). "Martin Insull is Locked Up". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
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  15. ^ "Il Rex è giunto a New York, accolto dal delirante entusiasmo di un'immensa folla" [The Rex arrived in New York, greeted by the delirious enthusiasm of an immense crowd]. La Stampa (in Italian). October 8, 1932.
  16. ^ "Insull Flees Italy in Plane". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 9, 1932. p. 1.
  17. ^ "New Speed Mark for Telegram Around World". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 12, 1932. p. 1.
  18. ^ Schultz, Sigrid (October 13, 1932). "Holds German Cabinet Must Be Supreme". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
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  20. ^ Steele, John (October 14, 1932). "Ousted Rector Tells How He Assisted Girls". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  21. ^ "Mussolini Grants Amnesty to Minor Fascist Offenders". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 15, 1932. p. 15.
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  23. ^ "Teatri e cinematografi" [Theaters and cinemas]. La Stampa (in Italian). October 16, 1932.
  24. ^ "Einstein Adds 7 Billion Years to Earth's Age". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1932. p. 3.
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  26. ^ Wick, Steve (2011). The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-230-33849-4.
  27. ^ "Il discorso del duce a 25.000 gerarchi in piazza Venezia" [The Duce's speech to 25,000 hierarchs in Piazza Venezia]. La Stampa (in Italian). October 17, 1932.
  28. ^ "900 Convicts Riot in Canada; Troops Called". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 18, 1932. p. 1.
  29. ^ Steele, John (October 19, 1932). "England Breaks Russian Tie". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  30. ^ "Foxx and Klein Most Valuable Players". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 19, 1932. p. 19.
  31. ^ "Ford in Appeal to 'Let Hoover Finish His Job'". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 20, 1932. pp. 1, 2.
  32. ^ a b "Convicts Seize 40 Guards". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1932. p. 1.
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  40. ^ "Mussolini Asks U. S. to Cancel All War Debts". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 24, 1932. p. 1.
  41. ^ "Mosley Fascists Fight Jobless in London Streets". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 25, 1932. p. 6.
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  45. ^ "Il travolgente commiato". La Stampa. October 26, 1932.
  46. ^ "Duce Predicts Fascism Will Rule All Europe". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 26, 1932. p. 5.
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  55. ^ "La nuova primavera della razza italiana esaltata dal capo dianzi al monumento ai Caduti della Guerra e ai martiri della rivoluzione" [The new spring of the Italian race exalted by the leader in front of the monument to the fallen of the war and the martyrs of the revolution.]. La Stampa (in Italian). October 31, 1932.
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