The temperature on August 21, 1943 was between 18.0 °C and 27.3 °C and averaged 21.9 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 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.
February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
July 22 » World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
September 8 » World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the armistice with Italy.
October 13 » World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
November 28 » World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
Day of death January 12, 1967
The temperature on January 12, 1967 was between 1.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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