Database Langton / Lengton / Lington - Heil - Rahder » Maria Aagtje Willemijntje "Ria" Noordhoek (1944-2020)

Birthday March 19, 1944

• The temperature on March 19, 1944 was between 4.1 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
  • February 3 » World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
  • March 3 » The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
  • August 23 » World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
  • September 17 » World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
  • September 25 » World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.
  • October 6 » World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
• 1943 » Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver
• 1944 » Said Musa, Belizean lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Belize
• 1945 » John Holder, English cricketer and umpire
• 1945 » Modestas Paulauskas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach