The temperature on March 13, 1940 was between 6.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
July 19 » Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
Day of death December 16, 2017
The temperature on December 16, 2017 was between 0.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
March 22 » A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.
May 27 » Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
July 10 » Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
December 4 » The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan is imploded, one day after failing to be imploded.
December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
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