The temperature on March 29, 1940 was between 0.1 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
Day of death January 20, 1944
The temperature on January 20, 1944 was between 3.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 31 » World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy.
June 15 » In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
November 16 » World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.
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