The temperature on May 14, 1942 was between 9.2 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). 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.
January 11 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
February 14 » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
April 23 » World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
November 4 » World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
November 13 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Day of death May 17, 1942
The temperature on May 17, 1942 was between 10.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
February 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
September 15 » World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USSWasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
October 9 » Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.
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