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Birthday February 26, 1942

• The temperature on February 26, 1942 was between -4.8 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
  • February 11 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
  • February 23 » World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
  • February 24 » The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
  • April 15 » The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
  • August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1943 » Bill Duke, American actor and director
• 1943 » Bob "The Bear" Hite, American singer-songwriter and musician († 1981)
• 1943 » Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer
• 1943 » Paul Cotton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist