The temperature on December 15, 1936 was between 0.5 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
Day of death August 17, 2007
The temperature on August 17, 2007 was between 11.1 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 1 » Adam Air Flight 574 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes near the Makassar Strait, Indonesia killing all 102 people on board.
February 13 » Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
May 19 » President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
June 13 » The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
August 22 » The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.
November 5 » China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
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