Births on April 16

Joan Bakewell

Born on April 16, 1933

Joan Bakewell, English journalist and author

Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, (née Rowlands; born 16 April 1933), is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is president of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.

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Events on 1933

3 Feb

Third Reich
Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Third Reich foreign policy.
5 Jun

Gold standard
The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
14 Jul

Nazi Party
Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
19 Oct

League of Nations
Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
8 Nov

New Deal
Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.

Births on April 16

Joan Bakewell

Born on April 16, 1933

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Events on 1933

Third Reich

Gold standard

Nazi Party

League of Nations

New Deal