Born 2 Jul 1918 Amsterdam, died 21 May 1943 Sobibor 24 years ===== Achternaam Leer Tussenvoegsels van Voornamen Meta Voorletters M. Titel Beroep Geboren te Amsterdam Geboortedatum 02-07-1918 Overleden te Sobibor Overlijdensdatum 21-05-1943 Categorieën Sjoa Conc. kamp Sobibor Conc. kamp Sobibor (meer informatie) Gemeente Sobibor Land Polen Gedenkboek 19 bron: http://srs.ogs.nl/slachtoffer/89516/meta-van-leer/
The temperature on July 2, 1918 was between 9.8 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
May 28 » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
October 30 » World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
Day of death May 21, 1943
The temperature on May 21, 1943 was between 10.0 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 19 » World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
March 2 » World War II: Allied aircraft defeat a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea.
March 6 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
March 15 » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
June 25 » The Holocaust: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
October 14 » World War II: The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.
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