Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who would become the 32nd President of the United States and lead the country through the Great Depression and World War II, was born in Hyde Park, New York.

German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, ending the Weimar Republic and beginning the Nazi era. Hitler would consolidate power within months.

Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence movement and champion of non-violent resistance, was shot and killed by Nathuram Godse at a prayer meeting in New Delhi.