The temperature on January 7, 1936 was between 2.9 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
April 3 » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
Day of death May 12, 2006
The temperature on May 12, 2006 was between 8.3 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 14 » The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
March 21 » The social media site Twitter is founded.
May 12 » Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
May 17 » The aircraft carrier USSOriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
July 17 » The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
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