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• Cornelis Meedendorp, De Waal (Texel, NH) († 1981)
• Jan Luttje, Roswinkel, Emmen († 2018)
• Daniel Claude Marie LAURENT, Brest, 29019, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 2011)
• Anna Jacoba van der Laan, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• Gerardus Maria van Gestel, Den Dungen († 2020)
• Beatriz Buarque de Gusmão, Brasil († 2007)
• James Arnold Douglas, Aruba († 2008)
• Cornelis Meedendorp, Den Helder († 1980)
• Gerrit Brouwer, Achterveld, Utrecht, Nederland († 1999)
• Helena Antonetta Lukken, Eindhoven († 2019)

• Anna Maria Hubertina Schoolmeesterss (77), Dieteren
• Charlotte Knight (91), Houston, Minnesota, United States
• Bernardus Adrianus Huigen (70), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Catharina Bruggeling (61), Overschie
• Antje van der Hoek (44), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Martena (34), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Anthonis Arnoldus van Vuuren (70), rotterdam
• Andries Knotter (23), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Aris Kool (48), Bloemendaal
• Christiaan Medemblik (80), Purmerend

• 1939 » A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor († 2017)
• 1939 » Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
• 1939 » Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
• 1939 » Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Walter Wolf Racing
• 1940 » Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer
• 1940 » John Byrne Cooke, American author and photographer († 2017)
• 1940 » Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete and coach († 1995)
• 1941 » Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
• 1941 » Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » Stephanie Cole, English actress

• 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
• 1936 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
• 1938 » Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1938 » Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
• 1940 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
• 1941 » Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)

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 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
• June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
• August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
• October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
• November 11 » World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail from the Automedon, and sends it to Japan.
• November 16 » World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.

The temperature on October 5, 1940 was between 10.0 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.