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• John Kenneth Jr Shamblin, Verenigde Statn († 2010)
• Cornelia Boer († 2012)
• Jan Robbe († 2011)
• Hessel Kluiwstra, Dantumadeel († 1995)
• Jerry Dan Alexander, La Grande, Oregon († 1970)
• Alphonsius Aloysius Simon Michiels, Turnhout († 2008)
• Jacob "Jaap" van Rijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Jacob Bakker, Urk († 1997)
• van der Zandt, Druten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1983)
• Geertruida Colletta Maria Dijkhoff, Leende, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)

• Aaltje Wolters Bruintjes (78), Ambt Vollenhove, Nederland
• Aartje Kars (77)
• Aaltje Snoeij (63), Nieuw-Helvoet, 3222, Nederland
• Adriaan Luijsterburg (72), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Dirk Botes van der Weij (63), Enkhuizen
• Aaltien Nijzingh (81), Hees (Ruinen)
• Adrianna Wiest (78), Sheboygan, Wisconsin
• Aaltje Bruintjes (78), Vollenhove
• Aartje Kers
• Adrianus Henricus Passier (7), 's-Hertogenbosch

• 1938 » Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician, 19th Minister of Veterans Affairs († 2013)
• 1939 » Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer († 2014)
• 1939 » Jean Beaudin, Canadian director and screenwriter († 2019)
• 1939 » Mike Farrell, American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker
• 1940 » Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian and actor
• 1940 » Petr Hájek, Czech mathematician and academic († 2016)
• 1940 » Tom Brokaw, American journalist and author
• 1941 » Dave Berry, English pop singer
• 1941 » Gigi Perreau, American actress and director
• 1941 » Stephen Albert, American pianist and composer († 1992)

• 1918 » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
• 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
• 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1932 » John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865)
• 1938 » Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
• 1951 » Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
• 1952 » George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
• 1958 » victims of the Munich air disaster
• 1963 » Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)

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 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
• June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
• July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
• September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
• November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
• December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.

The temperature on February 6, 1940 was between 0.7 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.