The temperature on February 23, 1944 was between -4.7 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 18 » Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.
March 19 » World War II: The German army occupies Hungary.
June 20 » The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space.
July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
September 6 » World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.
November 16 » World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.
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