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Day of death October 30, 1932

• The temperature on October 30, 1932 was between 3.3 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 23.1 mm of rain during 11.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
  • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
  • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
  • July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
  • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
  • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

Source: Wikipedia

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