The temperature on July 17, 1940 was between 11.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
Day of death August 1, 1944
The temperature on August 1, 1944 was between 15.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
February 17 » World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
July 25 » World War II: Operation Spring is one of the bloodiest days for the First Canadian Army during the war.
August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
October 21 » World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against the German civilians takes place.
October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
December 30 » King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
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