Date: September 9, 1936
The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election. Date: February 16, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Edward VIII Signs Instrument of Abdication, December 10, 1936Francisco Franco Named Head of Spanish Nationalist Government,…
The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. Date: August 1, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Germany and Italy Intervene for Franco in Spanish Civil War, July 26,…
A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell. Date: July 6, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Date: July 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. Date: November 25, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1936…
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. Date: May 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this…