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February 15, 1933

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Notable Deaths

Pat Sullivan (film producer)

1933Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (born 1887)[†]

Patrick Peter Sullivan was an Australian cartoonist, pioneer animator, film producer and convicted rapist, best known for producing the first Felix the Cat silent cartoons.

Historical Events

Miami

1933In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.[†]

Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents, ranking as the third-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m). It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County.