The temperature on December 16, 1936 was between 1.7 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
Day of death August 18, 2011
The temperature on August 18, 2011 was between 13.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
April 24 » WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
May 25 » Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
August 6 » War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
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