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Birthday March 9, 1932

• The temperature on March 9, 1932 was between -1.5 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • 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.
  • July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
  • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
  • August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Source: Wikipedia

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