The temperature on January 1, 1944 was between 1.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
April 22 » World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
April 29 » World War II: British agent Nancy Wake, a leading figure in the French Resistance and the Gestapo's most wanted person, parachutes back into France to be a liaison between London and the local maquis group.
May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
June 13 » World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
September 6 » World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
December 22 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
Day of death March 9, 1947
The temperature on March 9, 1947 was between -4.1 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
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