The temperature on February 23, 1939 was between 0.5 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
September 18 » World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
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