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• Adriana Maria van Vijven, Rotterdam, 3000, Nederland († 1944)
• Johannes Gerardus Bouwmeister, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1940)
• Aaltje Willemina Klein († 1991)
• Josephus Maria Merriënboer, Oud en Nieuw Gastel († 2017)
• George Henry Dohlman, Kesley, Butler County, Iowa († 2019)
• John Jacob Carrington, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 2009)
• Johanna van den Broek, Dinther († 2018)
• Christina Maria Derksen (1 mnd), Renkum († 1940)
• Aartje Elisabeth Johanna van der Hooft, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2006)
• Lucy Eismon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America († 2015)

• Anna Mechtilda Wellen (73), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andries Timmenga (49), Wonseradeel
• Adriana Johanna Westerveld (70), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Adriaan Bakker (77), Haarlemmerliede en spaarnwoude
• Lenaerts Maria Catharina (74), Beerse, Antwerpen, België
• Adriana van den Hoek (80), Duivendijke
• Adriaan Bakker (77), Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Andries Selius Timmenga (49), Wytmarsum, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Groot (85), Oosthuizen, Nederland
• Adriaan Willem Ravesloot (14), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1938 » Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author († 2020)
• 1939 » Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador
• 1939 » Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral († 1996)
• 1939 » J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout († 1994)
• 1939 » Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager
• 1940 » George Seifert, American football player and coach
• 1940 » Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1940 » John Hurt, English actor († 2017)
• 1941 » Eugene Hasenfus, former United States Marine whose capture led to exposure of the Iran–Contra affair
• 1941 » Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic

• 1925 » Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (b. 1859)
• 1927 » James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (b. 1848)
• 1929 » R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (b. 1856)
• 1930 » Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (b. 1867)
• 1931 » László Batthyány-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (b. 1870)
• 1945 » Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (b. 1869)
• 1949 » William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1950 » Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (b. 1892)
• 1951 » Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American athlete (b. 1892)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
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.
• April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
• May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
• May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
• August 8 » The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
• October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.

The temperature on January 22, 1940 was between -15.2 °C and -9.2 °C and averaged -12.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.