The temperature on April 22, 1940 was between 7.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
June 7 » King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later.
June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.
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