Genealogy Slot » Klaas Pol (1936-1936)

Birthday December 4, 1936

• The temperature on December 4, 1936 was between 1.6 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
  • January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
  • June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
  • July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
  • August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
  • August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
  • November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author († 2019)
• 1934 » Victor French, American actor and director († 1989)
• 1935 » Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1936 » John Giorno, American poet and performance artist († 2019)
• 1937 » Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer
• 1938 » Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician