The temperature on April 19, 1940 was between 6.0 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
July 6 » Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
Day of death July 18, 1942
The temperature on July 18, 1942 was between 12.6 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
July 22 » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
November 15 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.
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