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• Cornelis Guijt, Katwijk aan Zee († 2016)
• Barend de Wilde, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1943)
• Josephus Augustinus Jacobus van Osta, Roosendaal en Nispen († 2015)
• Jelle Foppe Lycklama a Nijeholt, Leek († 2017)
• Denisa Maria Louisa Vanneste, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1992)
• Albertus Antonius Johannes Otten, Laren, Nederland († 1940)
• Helen Macleod, Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom († 2007)
• IJsbrand de Nies († 2004)
• jan buddemeijer, boxel († 2002)
• Ellinor Beiermann, Seines († 1986)

• Aalbert van den Brink (62), Nijkerk
• Annetje Elisabeth Varkevisser (59), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Antonius Borsboom (41), Voorburg, Nederland
• Alexander R. Kramer (66), Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Antoon Hubert Krings (74), Bourheim, Duitsland
• Adriana Toornvliet (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Johanna Geertruida Buma (36), Hilversum
• Basiel Strobbe (40), Moline(il)
• Antje Nouwen (58)
• Aaltjen Nijland (80), Aalten

• 1937 » Sandy Dennis, American actress († 1992)
• 1938 » Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player († 1986)
• 1938 » Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster († 2001)
• 1939 » Judy Carne, English actress and comedian († 2015)
• 1939 » Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
• 1941 » Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti, Indian archaeologist
• 1941 » Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian
• 1941 » Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
• 1942 » Jim Keltner, American drummer
• 1942 » Ruth Glick, American author

• 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
• 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
• 1937 » Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
• 1938 » Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)
• 1952 » Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)
• 1961 » Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 1962 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)
• 1965 » Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)

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.
• May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
• July 6 » Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
• July 19 » World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
• August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
• September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
• November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

The temperature on April 27, 1940 was between 10.3 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.