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Birthday February 20, 1944

• The temperature on February 20, 1944 was between -3.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 14 » World War II: In the Action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian submarine in the Strait of Malacca.
  • February 20 » World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
  • July 3 » World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
  • July 25 » World War II: Operation Spring is one of the bloodiest days for the First Canadian Army during the war.
  • September 11 » World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
  • October 27 » World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1944 » Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
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