The temperature on August 19, 1945 was between 12.2 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 31 » World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed.
March 16 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.
April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
April 16 » More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine.
April 16 » The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
November 20 » Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
Christening day August 21, 1945
The temperature on August 21, 1945 was between 11.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 28 » World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
March 6 » World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
April 6 » World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
April 30 » World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
September 5 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama.
October 15 » The former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed for treason.
Day of death September 15, 1945
The temperature on September 15, 1945 was between 13.0 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
March 16 » Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in around 5,000 deaths.
March 22 » The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
July 23 » The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
September 3 » A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
October 17 » A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
November 10 » Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
Day of burial September 18, 1945
The temperature on September 18, 1945 was between 16.5 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 26 » World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.
March 9 » World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
May 7 » World War II: Last German U boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
November 10 » Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
December 4 » By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)
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