The temperature on October 3, 1932 was between 3.7 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
Day of death October 4, 1932
The temperature on October 4, 1932 was between 1.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 23 » In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.
May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
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