The temperature on October 22, 1936 was between 10.9 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
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.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Day of death May 16, 1937
The temperature on May 16, 1937 was between 8.5 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
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