The temperature on November 12, 1934 was between 3.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 15 » Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
June 26 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.
July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
December 1 » In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is assassinated. Stalin uses the incident as a pretext to initiate the Great Purge.
Day of death August 31, 1939
The temperature on August 31, 1939 was between 11.4 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 15.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
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