The temperature on March 23, 1934 was between 1.9 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
August 22 » Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
September 1 » The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
Day of death May 5, 1952
The temperature on May 5, 1952 was between 8.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
July 3 » The SSUnited States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSQueen Mary.
July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
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