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    Historical events

    Birthday July 1, 1882

    • The temperature on July 1, 1882 was about 13.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
      • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
      • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
      • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
      • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
      • October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

    Day of death June 11, 1940

    • The temperature on June 11, 1940 was between 13.3 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
      • May 15 » USSSailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
      • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
      • June 12 » World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
      • July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
      • July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
    

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