February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Day of death March 15, 1936
The temperature on March 15, 1936 was between 1.6 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
September 14 » Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean Jaures, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza
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 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
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