What Happened in 1933
16 historical events, 30 notable births, and 5 notable deaths in 1933.
Major Events
January 1933
1933 — year
jubilee — special year of remission of sins in the Catholic Church
Enabling Act of 1933 — German law which transferred power from the Reichstag and the Weimar President to Adolf Hitler and his Cabinet
Machtergreifung — Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor and subsequent establishment of the Nazi dictatorship
Category:1933 in science — Wikimedia category
Athens Charter — proceedings of a conference
1933 in film — overview of the events of 1933 in film
5th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
February 1933
Reichstag fire — arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933
Reichstag Fire Decree — 1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
December 1933
Montevideo Convention — treaty
July 1933
Reichskonkordat — treaty negotiated between the Vatican and Nazi Germany in 1933
March 1933
March 1933 German federal election — questionable election held in the Weimar Republic in 1933
May 1933
Tanggu Truce — peace treaty
August 1933
Simele massacre — massacre by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq
April 1933
USS Akron — helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy