The temperature on May 4, 1936 was between 6.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
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