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Birthday October 21, 1932

• The temperature on October 21, 1932 was between 11.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 14.4 mm of rain during 11.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
  • July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
  • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
  • September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
  • December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1931 » Jim Parks junior, English cricketer and manager
• 1931 » Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director († 2011)
• 1932 » Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1933 » Francisco Gento, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1933 » Maureen Duffy, English author, poet, and playwright