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• James Clifford BUSH, Idaho, United States Of America († 2019)
• Louis de Blecourt, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland († 2008)
• Dawn E. van Beek, Sanborn, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Joost Hol († 2020)
• Hendrikus Adrianus Wilhelmus Wouters, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 2005)
• Jan Vermaas, Almelo, 7601, Nederland († 1940)
• Johanna Catharina SPRONK, Haarlem († 2018)
• Belly Jean Clark, Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America († 2021)
• Folkerdina Lieuwes BOONSTRA, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 2004)
• Levenloos kind Duller, Zutphen († 1940)

• Aaltje klazes Dijkstra (67), Anjum
• Anna Maria Philomena Crijns *Cryns (94), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Alexander Karl Richard von Kanitz (91), Saskoschin, Praust
• Abraham Duk (71), Leiden
• Adriana de Boer (71), Texel
• Anna BARTELDS (81), Oosterhesselen
• Adrianus Cornelis van Rooij (75), Dongen
• Adriana de Boer (71), Texel
• "Alexander" Karl Richard von Kanitz (91)
• Adrianus Hubertus Litzroth (69), Oosterhout, Nederland

• 1937 » John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1939 » Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2016)
• 1939 » Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter and musician
• 1940 » James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral
• 1941 » Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• 1941 » Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician († 1997)
• 1942 » Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
• 1942 » Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
• 1942 » Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver († 1962)

• 1929 » Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)
• 1930 » Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)
• 1933 » Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)
• 1942 » Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
• 1943 » David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)
• 1943 » Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)
• 1948 » Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)
• 1949 » Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
• 1950 » Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)
• 1952 » Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Robert
10. Adrianus
11. Petrus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Margaretha
13. Jacoba
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
• March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
• March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
• July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
• October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
• November 22 » World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
• November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

The temperature on February 14, 1940 was between -16.5 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -8.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.