Timeline May 1935

Events in May 1935 24

• 1848 – 1935 Hugo de Vries (1848-1935) Died 21 May 1935, aged 87 De Vries was a Dutch botanist who was one of the rediscoverers of Mendel's laws of heredity. He introduced the term mutation.
• 1860 – 1935 Jane Addams (1860-1935) Died 21 May 1935, aged 74 Addams was an American social reformer who founded Hull House in Chicago. In 1931 she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1865 – 1935 Paul Dukas (1865-1935) Died 17 May 1935, aged 69 Dukas was a French composer and teacher, best known for the orchestral scherzo The Sorcerer's Apprentice. He died in Paris.
• 1867 – 1935 Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) Died 12 May 1935, aged 67 Piłsudski was the founding statesman of the Second Polish Republic and its dominant figure after his 1926 coup. He died of liver cancer in Warsaw and was buried in Wawel Cathedral.
• 1867 – 1935 Józef Piłsudski Chief of State A statesman and commander who led Poland to independence and won the Miracle at the Vistula against the Soviets.
• 1868 – 1935 Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) Died 14 May 1935, aged 67 Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist who campaigned early for homosexual and transgender rights. The Nazis destroyed his Institute for Sexual Science, and he died in exile in Nice on his birthday.
• 1879 – 1935 Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935) Died 15 May 1935, aged 56 Malevich was a Russian avant-garde painter who founded Suprematism and painted Black Square. He died of cancer in Leningrad.
• 1888 – 1935 T. E. Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935 Archaeologist, intelligence officer, guerrilla leader and, for the last thirteen years of his life, a serving airman under assumed names. Lawrence helped lead the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans, wrote one of the strangest books in English, spent the rest of his life trying to escape his own fame, and died in a motorcycle crash whose consequences outlived him.
• 1935 First Toyota prototype — the Model A1 Toyota produces its first prototype automobile — the Model A1 passenger car — in May 1935, followed by the G1 truck. The Model A1 closely resembles the Chevrolet of the same era — Japanese engineers were not yet above copying American designs. But the fact that the car runs and drives is itself an achievement. Toyota's truck, the G1, begins limited production the same year, targeting Japan's military and commercial market. The Japanese government actively encourages domestic automobile production as part of its military expansion plans.
• 1935 Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance France and the USSR pledge mutual aid France and the Soviet Union signed a five-year pact promising assistance if either was attacked by a European state. Hitler later cited its ratification as his justification for remilitarising the Rhineland.
• 1935 Silver Jubilee of George V Britain celebrates 25 years of the King's reign Britain and the Empire marked the 25th anniversary of George V's accession with a service at St Paul's Cathedral and celebrations across the country.
• 1935 Works Progress Administration created New Deal agency to employ millions Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order. Over eight years it employed millions of Americans building roads, bridges, schools and public buildings, and it also funded arts and writing projects.
• 1935 The crash Dorset, United Kingdom Riding his Brough Superior back from the post office, Lawrence crested a dip in the road, met two boys on bicycles, swerved to avoid them and was thrown over the handlebars. He was not wearing a helmet, and almost nobody did.
• 1935 EPR paradox paper Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen challenge quantum mechanics Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen argued in Physical Review that quantum mechanics was incomplete. The thought experiment raised the problem of quantum entanglement, which became central to later physics.
• 1935 Moscow Metro opens First line of the Soviet capital's underground The first line of the Moscow Metro opened to the public, running from Sokolniki to Park Kultury. Its lavishly decorated stations were a showcase of Stalinist architecture.
• 1935 The EPR paper Spooky action at a distance With Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen, Einstein argued that quantum mechanics must be incomplete because it implied instant correlation between distant particles. The paper was meant as a refutation. It instead defined entanglement, and experiments from the 1980s onward confirmed the correlations he found absurd.
• 1935 Lawrence dies Bovington, United Kingdom He never regained consciousness and died six days after the crash, aged 46. Churchill wept at the funeral; the neurosurgeon who had attended him spent the next six years thinking about why he died.
• 1935 – 2025 Jose Mujica (1935-2025) Died 13 May 2025, aged 89 Uruguayan politician who was president from 2010 to 2015, having spent years imprisoned for his guerrilla activity with the Tupamaros. He became known worldwide for his austere personal life.
• 1935 First Major League night game Cincinnati hosts baseball under lights The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field in the first Major League Baseball game played under floodlights. President Roosevelt switched on the lights remotely from the White House.
• 1935 Jesse Owens sets records in 45 minutes Three world records and an equalled record at Ann Arbor At the Big Ten championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jesse Owens set three world records and equalled a fourth within about 45 minutes. It is often called the greatest single performance in athletics history.
• 1935 Schechter Poultry v. United States Supreme Court strikes down the NIRA In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court ruled the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional. It was a major setback for the early New Deal, and the day became known as Black Monday.
• 1935 SS Normandie maiden voyage French liner wins the Blue Riband The French Line's Normandie, then the largest and fastest passenger ship in the world, sailed from Le Havre to New York. It won the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing on its first voyage.
• 1935 Babe Ruth plays his final game Baseball's greatest slugger leaves the field Babe Ruth played his last Major League game for the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies. He announced his retirement days later, holding a record 714 career home runs.
• 1935 Quetta earthquake Earthquake destroys Quetta A powerful earthquake struck Baluchistan in British India and almost completely destroyed the city of Quetta. Between 30,000 and 60,000 people were killed.