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• Jantinus Wiggerink, Beilen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Laaghalen († 1992)
• Dirk Joseph Min, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Folkert de Haan, Oudega († 2012)
• Jasper Henstra († 1992)
• Achille Emile Pinxteren, Brasschaat, België († 1960)
• Betty Sue Cary, Tennessee, United States († 1986)
• Elias Versluis († 2009)
• Annemarie Eugenie Jacqueline Roos, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
• Antonius Johannes van de Weerd, Wageningen († 2011)
• Jan Lunenborg, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1985)

• Aaltje Stoker (34)
• Betje Hildesheim (75)
• Arend Jan Schukkink (29), Markelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus Keet (77), Pijnacker
• Adriana Hillegonda Boll (55)
• Pieter de Neef (46), Rotterdam
• Battle Robert Slaughter (72), Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, United States
• Arentje Lokker (84), Rotterdam
• Catharina Alida Elisabeth de Wit (56), Laren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arentje Lokker (86), Rotterdam

• 1938 » Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer
• 1938 » Leroy Hood, American biologist and academic
• 1938 » Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer
• 1938 » Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author
• 1939 » Joe Pitts, American captain and politician
• 1940 » Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician († 2010)
• 1941 » Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist († 1995)
• 1941 » Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1942 » Janis Hansen, American singer and author († 2017)
• 1942 » Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania († 2013)

• 1922 » Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek physician and author (b. 1866)
• 1927 » August Kitzberg, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1855)
• 1927 » Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (b. 1874)
• 1930 » Adolf Engler, German botanist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1935 » Gustave Loiseau, French painter (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Ted Horn, American race car driver (b. 1910)
• 1949 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)
• 1957 » Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)

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 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
• June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
• July 2 » Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.
• November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
• November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
• November 22 » World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.

The temperature on October 10, 1940 was between 7.1 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.