The temperature on May 26, 1942 was between 9.0 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 15.4 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
May 10 » World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
June 5 » World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
November 30 » World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
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