The temperature on January 31, 1940 was between -7.1 °C and -3.7 °C and averaged -5.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
July 11 » World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
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