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Day of death August 30, 1942

• The temperature on August 30, 1942 was between 16.9 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
  • September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
  • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
  • November 15 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.
  • November 26 » Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
  • December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

Source: Wikipedia

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