The temperature on January 27, 1936 was between 1.6 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
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