Britain speeds up its naval construction, awarding the first contract six months early. The London Times says the contract time was possibly advanced because of shipbuilding activity in other countries.
A group of 1,000 delegates to the annual British Labour Party congress in Hastings opened their session with a moment of silence in memory of fellow workers in Germany who had lost their lives to Nazi oppression. The conference then unanimously passed two resolutions, one condemning Fascism and the other pledging to boycott goods manufactured in Germany as well as calling upon the League of Nations to protect Jews and other racial minorities in Germany.
The League of Nations Economic and Financial Commission reports that stabilized currency is necessary to a lasting recovery for the world.
Douglas Bader married Thelma Edwards.
Nikolai Yudenich, 71, former Russian general who led the Menshevik “White Army” against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War, died.
The Arab Executive Committee called for a general strike “to show the anger of the Arab people in the region of Palestine” and announced that on 13 October 1933 a protest would be gathered at the mosques on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
In a joyful ceremony, Tshekedi is reinstated as Chief of the Bamangwato tribe in South Africa. He was banished for sentencing a white man to be flogged.
The American Legion speaks out against inflation, saying veterans are getting little enough money as it is. It is against arms reduction and says the government is responsible for care of disabled veterans.
A survey shows that as many as a million people may be employed by winter, working on projects under the government’s Public Works program.
Bill Veeck, president of the Chicago Cubs, dies in Chicago of leucocythaemia. He had asked that the city series between the Cubs and White Sox not be called off if he died.
President Franklin Roosevelt, along with many other government officials, sees the Washington Senators win over the New York Giants in the third game of the World Series.
The Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) Sirena-class submarine Galatea is launched by Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico (CRDA) (Monfalcone, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy).
Photograph: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler during a speech broadcasted announcing the dissolution of the Reichstag and the withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations in Berlin, Germany, on October 5, 1933.
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