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What Happened in 1933

16 historical events, 30 notable births, and 5 notable deaths in 1933.

Major Events

January 1933

science

jubilee — special year of remission of sins in the Catholic Church

politics

Enabling Act of 1933 — German law which transferred power from the Reichstag and the Weimar President to Adolf Hitler and his Cabinet

economy

Machtergreifung — Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor and subsequent establishment of the Nazi dictatorship

science

Category:1933 in science — Wikimedia category

culture

Athens Charter — proceedings of a conference

culture

1933 in film — overview of the events of 1933 in film

general

5th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

February 1933

war

Reichstag fire — arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933

disaster

Reichstag Fire Decree — 1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens

December 1933

politics

Montevideo Convention — treaty

July 1933

politics

Reichskonkordat — treaty negotiated between the Vatican and Nazi Germany in 1933

March 1933

politics

March 1933 German federal election — questionable election held in the Weimar Republic in 1933

May 1933

politics

Tanggu Truce — peace treaty

August 1933

general

Simele massacre — massacre by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq

April 1933

general

USS Akron — helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy