The temperature on August 2, 1932 was between 8.9 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
January 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
Day of death June 16, 1990
The temperature on June 16, 1990 was between 6.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 25 » Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
May 18 » In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2mph).
August 7 » First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
October 3 » The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany.
November 2 » British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
November 22 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
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