June 1936

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The following events occurred in June 1936:

June 1, 1936 (Monday)

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June 2, 1936 (Tuesday)

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June 3, 1936 (Wednesday)

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June 4, 1936 (Thursday)

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  • Léon Blum became Prime Minister of France. Blum immediately had a crisis on his hands when a wave of strikes across the country took on the character of a general strike.[6]
  • In Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland, a total of 50 Jews were reported wounded after several days of anti-Semitic rioting. The violence stemmed from an alleged incident on May 31 when a Jew reportedly killed a Polish sergeant in a drunken brawl. A synagogue and many Jewish homes and shops were set ablaze during the riots.[7]
  • Born: Bruce Dern, actor, in Chicago, Illinois
  • Died: Joseph W. Byrns, Sr., 66, American politician

June 5, 1936 (Friday)

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June 6, 1936 (Saturday)

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June 7, 1936 (Sunday)

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June 8, 1936 (Monday)

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June 9, 1936 (Tuesday)

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June 10, 1936 (Wednesday)

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  • Herbert Hoover spoke at the Republican National Convention, slamming President Roosevelt for increasing the national debt and preaching what Hoover called "the gospel of class hatred."[15] The delegates yelled and cheered in what The New York Times called "a wild and uncontrollable burst of frenzy."[16]
  • The novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was published in the United States.

June 11, 1936 (Thursday)

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June 12, 1936 (Friday)

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  • Frank Knox was selected as the Republican vice presidential nominee on the final day of the National Convention.[20]
  • 18 Jews were wounded in a train bombing at Qalqilya.[21]

June 13, 1936 (Saturday)

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  • 100,000 marched in Guangzhou in an anti-Japanese demonstration.[22]
  • The government of Palestine empowered civil courts to hand out the death penalty for rioting, bomb throwing, firing at soldiers or interfering with activities at harbours and railroads.[23][24]

June 14, 1936 (Sunday)

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  • Despite the new laws allowing for the death penalty, Arab snipers wounded 5 Jews on the Jaffa highway and Jericho road. Troops escorting a Jewish convoy returned fire.[24]
  • 120,000 Belgian miners decided to go on strike.[25]
  • Died: G. K. Chesterton, 62, English writer and critic; Hans Poelzig, 67, German architect, painter and set designer

June 15, 1936 (Monday)

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June 16, 1936 (Tuesday)

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  • Belgian troops were ordered mobilized to protect public services as thousands more workmen joined the miners already out on strike.[28]
  • José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones stood in the Cortes Generales and read out statistics, which he challenged the government to disprove, showing that in the last 48 hours, 65 people had been killed, 36 churches had been destroyed by fire and 34 more severely damaged. Prime Minister Quiroga did not dispute the statistics but blamed the country's strife on fascists.[29]
  • 24 died when a ferry sank in the Danube at Budapest.[30]
  • Havørn Accident: A Junkers Ju 52 crashed into the mountain Lihesten in Norway, killing all 7 aboard. It was the first fatal aviation accident in Norway.

June 17, 1936 (Wednesday)

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June 18, 1936 (Thursday)

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  • Anthony Eden told the British House of Commons that there was "no longer any utility" in continuing sanctions against Italy, causing cries of "Shame!" and "Treachery!" to ring out from the Labour benches. Eden explained that the decision was made to prevent the European situation from deteriorating. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin said his government was "hoping to bring the French, the Germans and ourselves into conference for the better security of the peace of Europe. The part that Germany can play for good or for evil in Europe is immense, and if we believe the opportunity is presented, let us do what we can to use it for good."[32][33]
  • The first in a series of six articles by Miguel Maura appeared in the leading Madrid newspaper El Sol calling for a multiparty "national Republican dictatorship" to save Spain from descending into anarchy.[34]
  • The Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling fight at Yankee Stadium was postponed 24 hours due to rain.[35]
  • Born: Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname, in Paramaribo; Dick Wimmer, author, in New York City (d. 2011)
  • Died: Maxim Gorky, 68, Russian writer and political activist

June 19, 1936 (Friday)

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June 20, 1936 (Saturday)

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June 21, 1936 (Sunday)

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June 22, 1936 (Monday)

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June 23, 1936 (Tuesday)

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June 24, 1936 (Wednesday)

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June 25, 1936 (Thursday)

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June 26, 1936 (Friday)

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June 27, 1936 (Saturday)

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt was unanimously renominated for President at the Democratic National Convention.[48] John N. Garner was renominated that same day for Vice President.[49]
  • President Roosevelt gave an open-air address to 110,000 people at Franklin Field and millions more by radio, accepting the renomination.[49] "I accept the commission you have tendered me", the president said in conclusion. "I join with you. I am enlisted for the duration of the war."[50]
  • Prince De Wang was installed as the puppet ruler of Japanese-controlled Inner Mongolia.[51]
  • Born: Joe Doyle, politician, in Ireland (d. 2009)
  • Died: Antonio Locatelli, 41, Italian pilot (killed in ambush in Ethiopia)

June 28, 1936 (Sunday)

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June 29, 1936 (Monday)

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June 30, 1936 (Tuesday)

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  • Haile Selassie appeared before the League of Nations to give a speech. Italian correspondents in the press gallery created a loud disturbance and had to be removed by police before he could speak. Selassie then made an impassioned speech recounting the principal events of the war and criticizing the League for its ineffective response.[53][54]
  • The Copeland Committee released a scathing report on the United States' lack of funding and maintenance of navigational aids.[55]

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  6. ^ Taylor, Edmond (June 5, 1936). "Paris in Grip of Red Strike". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Polish Rioters Burn Shops and Homes of Jews". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 5, 1936. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Hoare back in Cabinet as Naval Chief". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 6, 1936. p. 9.
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  12. ^ "King Sees 42 Die as Grandstands Fall in Romania". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 9, 1936. p. 10.
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  14. ^ "Il Duce Revises Cabinet; Gives Up 3 of His Jobs". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 10, 1936. p. 17.
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  21. ^ "18 Jews Wounded in Bombing of Palestine Train". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 13, 1936. p. 7.
  22. ^ "Rallies in China Denounce Tokyo". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 13, 1936. p. 1.
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  25. ^ "120,000 Belgian Miners Decide to Go Out on Strike". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 15, 1936. p. 12.
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  27. ^ "Aging Pope Asks Prayers to Aid Him at His Task". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 16, 1936. p. 13.
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