February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death September 27, 1936
The temperature on September 27, 1936 was between 3.8 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
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.
November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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