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Born on Tuesday October 15, 1940
- Aartje Cornelia van Rijswijk († 2011)
- Josephina Limpens, Spaubeek, Nederland († 1993)
- Bernardus Henderikus Hemel, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1970)
- Maartje Adriana de Vreugd, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
- Joannes Maria Weijers, Hillegom, ZUI, Nederland († 1943)
- Aart Bijsterbosch, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 2010)
- Johannis De Kooker († 2006)
- Johannes De Kooker († 2006)
- Jean Pierre Geraerts, Veldwezelt († 1993)
- Martinus M. Verkleij, Benschop († 1991)
Died on Tuesday October 15, 1940
- Berendina Laarbarg (65), Doetinchem
- Charles Oscar Starr (62), Rocky Point, Wyo
- Anna N. Skidmore Kittrell Butler [Ks] "Annie" (61), Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
- Baltus Frans van Roosendaal (33), Salt Lake City, VS, Utah, Verenigde Staten
- Arthur George Kinderdine (74), Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- Bernard Gerrit Jan Ruegebrink (64), Rheden
- Catharina Richters (70), Oss, Nederland
- Christiaan Johannes Wolfkamp (48), Haarle
- Catharina_Maria_Constance Linn (74), Renkum
- Albert van Ittersum (41)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 1940 at Delpher
Born on October 15
- 1938 » Brice Marden, American painter
- 1938 » Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and activist († 1997)
- 1938 » Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1993)
- 1938 » Robert Ward, American guitarist and songwriter († 2008)
- 1940 » Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940 » Tommy Bishop, English rugby league player and coach
- 1941 » Roy Masters, Australian rugby league coach, journalist, and author
- 1942 » Don Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1942 » Harold W. Gehman, Jr., American admiral
- 1942 » Hilo Chen, Taiwanese-American painter
Died on October 15
- 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
- 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
- 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
- 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
- 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
- 1946 » Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
- 1948 » Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)
- 1955 » Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
- 1958 » Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet and author (b. 1907)
- 1958 » Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (b. 1908)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Annie
- Marie
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1940
- 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.
- January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
- March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
- June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
- August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
- September 7 » Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova.
- October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
Weather October 15, 1940
The temperature on October 15, 1940 was between 5.9 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.