Spanish Civil War: Valencia Popular Executive Committee Takes Power July 22, 1936
Date: July 22, 1936
Date: July 22, 1936
Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain β mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Date: July 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction. Date: July 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Valencia…
Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. Date: August 4, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Last U.S. Public Execution: Rainey Bethea Hanged…
Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh. Date: March 16, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War Rebellion…
The Jaffa riots commence, initiating the 1936β1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Date: April 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: CNT and UGT General Strike, Workers Mobilize July 19, 1936Unified Socialist…
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. Date: July 20, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events…