The temperature on August 20, 1939 was between 15.6 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 21.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
December 24 » World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
Day of death November 21, 1943
The temperature on November 21, 1943 was between -4.8 °C and -0.5 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
July 9 » World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
September 6 » The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.
October 17 » Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
November 19 » Holocaust: Nazis liquidate Janowska concentration camp in Lemberg (Lviv), western Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt.
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