The temperature on March 14, 1936 was between 0.7 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
Day of marriage February 27, 1962
The temperature on February 27, 1962 was between -3.1 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
February 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
March 18 » The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.
March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
October 13 » The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane, with winds above 150mph. 46 people die.
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