Genealogy Slot » Johanna (Jo) Doldersum (1943-2013)

Birthday February 5, 1943

• The average temperature on February 5, 1943 was 4.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 27 » The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
  • June 24 » US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
  • July 10 » World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily.
  • August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
  • October 31 » World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
  • December 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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