The temperature on April 27, 1920 was between 5.3 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.
Day of death December 2, 1942
The average temperature on December 2, 1942 was 2.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 » World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
July 4 » World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
October 9 » Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
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