He died on October 9, 1944 in Middelburg, he was 26 years old.
Jacobus Francke gaf op 05-10-1944 geen gehoor aan het bevel om zich te melden voor werkzaamheden aan de nooddijk. Hij werd hiervoor wegens sabotage ter dood veroordeeld. Hij werd op de schietbaan aan het kanaal tussen Veere en Middelburg gefusilleerd.
The temperature on August 15, 1918 was between 8.8 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
May 2 » General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
November 10 » The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
Day of death October 9, 1944
The temperature on October 9, 1944 was between 10.1 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
June 4 » World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
August 19 » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
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