The temperature on September 28, 1937 was between 10.1 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
Day of death November 28, 1938
The temperature on November 28, 1938 was between 3.8 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
August 18 » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
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