The temperature on August 16, 1944 was between 11.4 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 4 » World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
August 21 » World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
October 6 » World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
October 20 » World War II: The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
October 29 » The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
Day of death May 15, 2018
The temperature on May 15, 2018 was between 12.6 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii caused widespread panic in the state.
January 16 » Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.
February 14 » A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries.
October 17 » Kerch Polytechnic College attack in Crimea.
October 17 » The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
November 26 » The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.
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