Overlijden op 13 februari 1940 te Amsterdam = Vader Hendricus Jacobus Goossens Moeder Maria Magdalena Brockhoff = Overledene (mannelijk) Albertus Bernardus Jacobus Goossens, geboren te Nieuwer-Amstel, 46 jaar oud = Bronvermelding Noord-Hollands Archief te Haarlem, BS Overlijden; Uithoorn / Uithoorn, 19 februari 1940, aktenummer 5
The temperature on February 13, 1940 was between -16.5 °C and -7.3 °C and averaged -11.9 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
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