The temperature on June 26, 1944 was between 10.7 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
February 15 » World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.
March 4 » World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
June 10 » In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
December 22 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
Day of death April 21, 1994
The temperature on April 21, 1994 was between 1.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 7 » Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy Federal Express Flight 705 in order to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy.
May 6 » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
July 18 » Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
August 21 » Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
September 14 » The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
November 19 » In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
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