The temperature on April 2, 1914 was between 4.5 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
Day of marriage January 24, 1940
The temperature on January 24, 1940 was between -10.6 °C and -3.5 °C and averaged -7.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 20 » The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
June 3 » Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
November 5 » World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMSJervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
Day of death July 20, 1940
The temperature on July 20, 1940 was between 12.4 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
June 16 » World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
June 18 » Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
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