The temperature on January 1, 1940 was between -8 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
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.
January 29 » Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
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