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1932May, 30

Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE (born 30 May 1932) is an English playwright, actor, and director. His biggest success, Run for Your Wife (1983), ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there.

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Events on 1932

  • 3Jan

    United Fruit Company

    Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company.
  • 18Feb

    Manchuria

    The Empire of Japan declares a puppet state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) independent from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.
  • 1Mar

    Lindbergh kidnapping

    Charles Lindbergh's son is reportedly kidnapped.
  • 4May

    Al Capone

    In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • 20Jul

    Paul von Hindenburg

    In the Preußenschlag ("Prussian coup"), German President Paul von Hindenburg dissolves the government of Prussia