The temperature on January 16, 1936 was between -1.6 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
Day of death January 19, 1936
The temperature on January 19, 1936 was between -1.2 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
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.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
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