1936 Event 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) 1935 Birthday Hans Wollschlager, born in Minden, Germany, writer, editor, translated completed works of Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce's Ulysses 1899 Event -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Minden Louisiana (state record) 1759 Event Battle at Minden, Westfalen: Ferdinand van Brunswick beats France
