(Oorlogsslachtoffer) on December 16, 1943 in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany: Pieter Braster was forced to work in Germany because of the Arbeitseinsatz. He died during the bombing of a Daimler-Benz factory in Berlin..Source 2
The temperature on June 1, 1914 was between 5.5 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 25 » World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
Day of marriage July 15, 1938
The temperature on July 15, 1938 was between 14.6 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
Day of death December 16, 1943
The temperature on December 16, 1943 was between -4.4 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
January 27 » World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany.
March 14 » The liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto is completed.
April 26 » The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
July 28 » World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
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