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Birthday June 5, 1932

• The temperature on June 5, 1932 was between 6.3 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
  • July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
  • July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
  • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1931 » Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher
• 1931 » Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician († 1998)
• 1932 » Christy Brown, Irish painter and author († 1981)
• 1932 » Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores († 2013)
• 1933 » Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician († 2016)