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Birthday December 1, 1936

• The temperature on December 1, 1936 was between 3.0 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
  • May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
  • July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
  • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
  • November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
  • November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1935 » Sola Sierra, Chilean human rights activist († 1999)
• 1935 » Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1936 » Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence († 2014)
• 1937 » Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
• 1937 » Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress († 2005)
• 1937 » Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia