The temperature on June 9, 1936 was between 6.0 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
Day of death March 27, 1999
The temperature on March 27, 1999 was between 1.6 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
July 23 » ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
August 19 » In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
November 30 » British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
December 26 » The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
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