Sluzigers (e.a.) » Johannes ten Klooster (1940-2025)

Birthday October 20, 1940

• The temperature on October 20, 1940 was between 4.7 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
  • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
  • May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
  • June 10 » World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.
  • June 17 » World War II: RMSLancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
  • August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.

Source: Wikipedia

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