The temperature on December 16, 1936 was between 1.7 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
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