Family tree Haverkamp » NN de Wilde (1943)

Birthday March 18, 1943

• The temperature on March 18, 1943 was between 0.9 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 24 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
  • March 22 » World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.
  • April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.
  • May 11 » World War II: American troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
  • May 13 » World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
  • August 15 » World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1941 » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1942 » Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright († 1988)
• 1943 » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1944 » Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel († 2012)
• 1944 » Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
• 1944 » Frank McRae, American football player and actor