The temperature on May 29, 1932 was between 4.1 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
Day of death October 16, 1984
The temperature on October 16, 1984 was between 10.2 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 6 » One hundred three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.
May 17 » Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
July 28 » Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
September 14 » Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
September 26 » The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
December 22 » "Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States.
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