The temperature on June 23, 1936 was between 12.0 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
Day of death January 12, 1944
The temperature on January 12, 1944 was between 0.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
October 12 » World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.
October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
December 22 » World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
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