December 1935 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1935.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on December 1935: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of December 1935?
Events
- 05 Dec 1935 National Council of Negro Women forms by Mary McLeod Bethune (New York City, New York).
- 09 Dec 1935 Walter Liggett, an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
- 10 Dec 1935 The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded to halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
- 12 Dec 1935 The Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
- 15 Dec 1935 Max Euwe becomes world champion chess player beating Alexander Aljechin.
- 17 Dec 1935 First flight of the Douglas DC-3 airplane.
- 20 Dec 1935 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii
- 22 Dec 1935 Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura
- 24 Dec 1935 National Council of Negro Women forms
- 27 Dec 1935 Mao Zedong issues the Wayaopao Manifesto, ''On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism'', calling for a National United Front against the Japanese Invasion.
- 28 Dec 1935 W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York City
- 30 Dec 1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia.
- 31 Dec 1935 Charles Darrow patents Monopoly
- 05 Dec 1935 Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in December 1935?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Riley-Farley Orchestra - The Music Goes Round and Around
- Joe Venuti & His Orchestra - Stop, Look, and Listen
- Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Ward) - Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - The Music Goes Round and Round
- Bing Crosby - Silent Night
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
