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• Adriaan Minderhoud, Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL († 1944)
• NN van der Velde, Bruchterveld († 1940)
• Jana Caroline Bloom, St Louis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1940)
• N.N. Nakken, Breda († 1940)
• Herman Honoré Obrie, Sas van Gent, Nederland († 2017)
• Roelof Jan Dijxhoorn († 2016)
• N.N. Schijven, Tilburg († 1940)
• Antonius Johannes Gijsbertus Maria Smits, Middelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
• Ria Tromp († 2002)

• Arie Hoogervorst (16), Rotterdam
• Andries Herman Veeneman (58), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Hendrika Kerkziek (72), Enschede, 7500, Nederland
• Bertha Schollen (39)
• Alida Middelbeek (77), Gorssel, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Albertus van der Schoot (59), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
• Dwars (0), Arnhem (GL)
• Aaltje ten Have (63), Elburg, Nederland
• Anna Wilhelmina van Wijk (65), Wadenoijen (GL)
• Aaltje ten Have (63), Elburg

• 1938 » Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator († 2020)
• 1938 » Giles Havergal, Scottish actor, director, and playwright
• 1938 » Jeremy Hardie, English economist and businessman
• 1939 » Charles Webb, American author
• 1939 » David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
• 1939 » Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1939 » Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic
• 1939 » Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
• 1940 » André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
• 1941 » Jon Lord, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player († 2012)

• 1927 » Victoria Woodhull, American activist for women's rights (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Louis Bennison, American stage and silent film actor (b. 1884)
• 1929 » Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (b. 1889)
• 1942 » František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
• 1952 » Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)
• 1953 » Ernest Graves, Sr., American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (b. 1888)
• 1956 » Ferdinand Jodl, German general (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Hans Bergsland, Norwegian fencer (b. 1878)
• 1956 » Thomas Hicks, Australian tennis player (b. 1869)

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. Annie
14. Jacoba
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.
• February 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
• June 28 » Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.
• August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
• November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

The temperature on June 9, 1940 was between 7.7 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.