The temperature on May 7, 1936 was between 10.8 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
Day of death August 31, 1993
The temperature on August 31, 1993 was between 11.4 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
January 25 » Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
March 20 » The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
April 23 » Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
May 10 » In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.
May 24 » Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
August 8 » The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
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