The temperature on August 17, 1940 was between 9.6 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
June 4 » World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
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