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Birthday August 11, 1936

• The temperature on August 11, 1936 was between 14.7 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
  • July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
  • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
  • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
  • November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

Source: Wikipedia

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