The temperature on July 17, 1936 was between 9.8 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
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.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
Day of death November 30, 2008
The temperature on November 30, 2008 was between -2.2 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 10.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 24 » Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
March 23 » Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India
April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
April 20 » Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
December 24 » The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.
December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
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