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Birthday August 29, 1944

• The temperature on August 29, 1944 was between 12.8 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
  • August 13 » World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
  • August 21 » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
  • August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  • September 13 » World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
  • September 28 » World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1942 » James Glennon, American cinematographer († 2006)
• 1943 » Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer
• 1943 » Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist († 1996)
• 1945 » Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 » Wyomia Tyus, American sprinter