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Events on Monday 6 March 1933 2
1873 – 1933Anton Cermak (1873-1933)Died 6 March 1933, aged 59Czech-born mayor of Chicago who founded the city's Democratic machine. He was fatally wounded in Miami by Giuseppe Zangara during an attempt on Franklin D. Roosevelt's life.
1933US national bank holidayRoosevelt closes all US banks to halt bank runsRoosevelt declared a nationwide bank holiday on 6 March, and Congress passed the Emergency Banking Act on 9 March. Banks found sound were allowed to reopen from 13 March.