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Day of death May 31, 1944

• The temperature on May 31, 1944 was between 11.6 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
  • January 5 » The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • February 15 » World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
  • April 1 » Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
  • June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
  • July 21 » World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
  • November 19 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.

Source: Wikipedia

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