The temperature on September 4, 1936 was between 14.0 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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 May 11, 1994
The temperature on May 11, 1994 was between 6.7 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 14 » In a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
May 5 » American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
May 9 » Disappearance of Cleashindra Hall in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
June 13 » A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15billion in damages.
September 3 » Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
November 9 » The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
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