The temperature on April 18, 1936 was between 3.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
August 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
October 5 » The Jarrow March sets off for London.
Day of death April 14, 1964
The temperature on April 14, 1964 was between 5.6 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
March 27 » The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
May 2 » First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
June 19 » The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
July 6 » Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
December 1 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.
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