The temperature on August 13, 1931 was between 6.6 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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.
January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
Day of death August 21, 1931
The temperature on August 21, 1931 was between 12.3 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
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