The temperature on August 16, 1942 was between 15.4 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). 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.
March 31 » World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession.
April 15 » The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
June 7 » World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
October 3 » A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.
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