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December 25, 1932
On December 25, 1932, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. Rosey Grier, Per Maurseth, Rosey Grier would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · December 25, 1932
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
The 1932 Changma earthquake occurred at 10:04:27 local time on 25 December. 6 on the surface-wave magnitude scale, and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, the quake destroyed 1,167 houses and caused 275 to 70,000 deaths and 320 injuries.
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The year in brief
1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1932nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 932nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 32nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1930s decade.
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On December 25, 1932
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1932 A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. 1932 earthquake in central China
The 1932 Changma earthquake occurred at 10:04:27 local time on 25 December. 6 on the surface-wave magnitude scale, and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, the quake destroyed 1,167 houses and caused 275 to 70,000 deaths and 320 injuries.
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Other moments from 1932
- April 24 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- April 5 Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
- August 2 The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
- August 24 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- December 10 Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
- December 18 The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
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