Family tree Ro(o)vers » Wilhelmina Cornelia Emilia van den Brandeler (± 1854-1940)

Day of death October 13, 1940

• The temperature on October 13, 1940 was between 1.6 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 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.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
  • June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
  • June 18 » Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
  • June 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
  • July 19 » Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
  • October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.

Source: Wikipedia

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