The temperature on November 13, 1936 was between 5.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
Day of death December 11, 1936
The average temperature on December 11, 1936 was -0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
July 18 » On the Spanish mainland, a faction of the army supported by fascists, rises up against the Second Spanish Republic in a coup d'état starting the 3-year-long Civil War, resulting in the longest dictatorship in modern European history.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
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