Nieuwsblad van het Noorden;15 januari 1940: Jan Schilstra uit Hemelum (FR) waagde zich, samen met Sybren Koen, te ver op het ijs van het IJsselmeer en verdronken beiden.
The temperature on November 3, 1920 was between -2.5 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
August 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.
August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
Day of death January 13, 1940
The average temperature on January 13, 1940 was -7.1 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
July 19 » World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.
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