Database Van Broekhoven » Petrus Johannes Theodorus Diepstraten (1936-1936)

Birthday July 2, 1936

• The temperature on July 2, 1936 was between 10.3 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
  • April 5 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
  • July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
  • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
  • August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
  • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
  • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Tom Springfield, English musician
• 1935 » Gilbert Kalish, American pianist and educator
• 1936 » Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt († 2012)
• 1937 » Polly Holliday, American actress
• 1937 » Richard Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 1938 » David Owen, English physician and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs