The temperature on August 26, 1941 was between 13.4 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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 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.
January 25 » Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
February 9 » World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
February 23 » Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
March 29 » World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.
June 1 » World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
June 22 » World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
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