The temperature on February 22, 1931 was between -1.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
Day of death September 24, 1942
The temperature on September 24, 1942 was between 8.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
May 8 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USSLexington.
July 1 » World War II: First Battle of El Alamein.
August 27 » First day of the Sarny Massacre.
September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
October 30 » World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559.
November 30 » World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
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