The following events occurred in June 1932:
June 1, 1932 (Wednesday) April the Fifth won The Derby horse race. Franz von Papen introduced his "Cabinet of Barons", in which most ministers were members of the aristocracy. Born: Patrick Thomas, conductor, in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2017)
June 2, 1932 (Thursday) The Irish senate passed the second reading of the bill to abolish the Oath of Allegiance to the king 21-8, sending it to the committee stage. Born: Bruno Schleinstein, actor, artist and musician, in Germany (d. 2010)
June 3, 1932 (Friday) Édouard Herriot became Prime Minister of France for the third time. Lou Gehrig hit four home runs in one game against the Philadelphia Athletics. Gehrig was the first American League player to ever have a four-homer game. Tony Lazzeri, a second baseman on the New York Yankees, hit for the natural cycle (a single, double, triple, and home run in consecutive plate appearances) against the Philadelphia Athletics, a feat that had only occurred twice previously in the history of the MLB, and 14 times to this day. He is the only player in history to end the natural cycle with a grand slam home run. The government of Greek Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou resigned after just one week in office after being defeated on a vote. The first of the Jalisco earthquakes occurred in Mexico. Born: Lillian Briggs, rock 'n' roll musician, in Miami, Florida (d. 1998) Died: Dorabji Tata, 72, Indian businessman
June 4, 1932 (Saturday) German President Paul von Hindenburg dissolved the Reichstag and called new elections when it became apparent that new chancellor Franz von Papen would not pass a vote of confidence. Juan Esteban Montero stepped down as President of Chile rather than try to fight a coup d'état against his rule. The Socialist Republic of Chile was proclaimed. Anita Garibaldi, whose remains had been brought from Genoa, was reburied under an equestrian statue on the Janiculum in Rome marking the 50th anniversary of Giuseppe Garibaldi's death. A huge Fascist parade was held for the occasion, meant to present the Blackshirts as the successor to the Redshirts' cause. Italian police foiled another assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini's life, arresting Angelo Sbardellotto while he was loitering outside Mussolini's office with two bombs and a revolver. Sbardellotto missed Mussolini when he left his office to go to the statue unveiling on the Janiculum and missed him again when he returned around noon. John McGraw announced his resignation as manager of the New York Giants baseball team for health reasons. Faireno won the Belmont Stakes horse race. Born: John Drew Barrymore, actor, in Los Angeles (d. 2004); Maurice Shadbolt, writer and playwright, in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2004)
June 5, 1932 (Sunday) Panama had a general election, electing Harmodio Arias Madrid president. Nazis won 30 of 59 seats in state elections in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, an absolute majority. Tazio Nuvolari won the Italian Grand Prix. Died: André Boillot, 40, French auto racing driver (crashed during practice)
June 6, 1932 (Monday) Eleftherios Venizelos became Prime Minister of Greece for the sixth time. Alexandru Vaida-Voevod became Prime Minister of Romania for the second time. The Revenue Act of 1932 was enacted in the United States. John D. Rockefeller Jr. reversed his stance on Prohibition and came out in favor of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, writing that he had concluded that "the benefits of Prohibition are more than outweighed by its evils." Lord Rothermere stated for the Daily Mail that there was no safer political prophecy than that the Hohenzollerns would retake the throne of Germany within eighteen months.
June 7, 1932 (Tuesday) The Supreme Court of Cuba ordered President Gerardo Machado to reopen the University of Havana and reinstate 350 faculty members with full pay, ruling that Machado's indefinite closure of the university in 1930 was unconstitutional. University student council released a statement saying, "The reopening of the university means nothing and the students will not again step into the university until Machado is ousted." The airline Misr Airwork, known today as EgyptAir, was founded. Born: Tina Brooks, saxophonist and composer, in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1974)
June 8, 1932 (Wednesday) The Irish senate committee gutted the bill abolishing the Oath of Allegiance to the extent that the premier Éamon de Valera vowed not to recognize it. Born: Ray Illingworth, cricketer, in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England (d. 2021) Died: William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, 66, English politician