Genealogy Daselaar » Gerrit Jan Ettekoven (± 1909-1936)

Day of death August 14, 1936

• The temperature on August 14, 1936 was between 11.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
  • August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
  • August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
  • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
  • November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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