The temperature on October 4, 1937 was between 10.2 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of death September 1, 2017
The temperature on September 1, 2017 was between 9.8 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
August 17 » Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
September 20 » Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.
October 1 » An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
October 12 » The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. and is immediately followed by Israel.
December 9 » The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
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