Genealogische data Golse Genen » N.N. van Gils (1944-1944)

Birthday February 20, 1944

• The temperature on February 20, 1944 was between -3.7 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 7 » World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
  • September 6 » World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.
  • September 13 » World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
  • September 18 » World War II:Battle of Arracourt begins
  • October 25 » Second World War: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
  • December 31 » World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and politician
• 1943 » Mike Leigh, English director and screenwriter
• 1944 » Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor († 2015)
• 1944 » Robert de Cotret, Canadian economist and politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada († 1999)
• 1944 » Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1945 » Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1995)