February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
Day of death September 28, 1936
The temperature on September 28, 1936 was between 2.0 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
August 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
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