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• Arthur Phillips #0057**01c01 († 1999)
• Arlene Hannah BUTTER, New York City, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1993)
• Gracie Mae Hawthorne, Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1940)
• Adrianus Hubertus Maria van Bezouw, Onbekend
• Anna Elisabeth Josephina Beers, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Geertje Mulder († 2014)
• Hendrika Wesseling, Noordwijkerhout († 2023)
• Catharina Josepha Maria (Toos) van der Stap, Delft, Nederland († 2010)
• Aaltje Mauritz, Kesteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 2024)
• Henk Willem Jan Hatten, Hengelo († 2017)

• Adriana Maria Nefs, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Tjeerts BOERSEMA (58), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Lagejangs (83), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Akke Folkerts de Jong (82), Oudega, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Akke Folkerts de Jong (83), Oudega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Alphonsus Josephus Maria de Laat (53), Tilburg, Nederland
• Barta van den Berg (83), Alkmaar, prov. Noord Holland
• Alida Hendriks van den Eijkel (53), Rijnsburg
• Johannes Tjipkes Andringa (87), Woudfennen (Joure)
• Jacobus Wachtmeester (4), Emmen

• 1936 » Florentino Fernández, Cuban-American boxer and coach († 2013)
• 1936 » Georges Perec, French author and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1938 » David Baltimore, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1938 » Janet Guthrie, American professional race car driver, first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500
• 1939 » Danyel Gérard, French singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Daniel J. Travanti, American actor
• 1941 » Piers Paul Read, English historian and author
• 1942 » Michael Eisner, American businessman
• 1942 » Tammy Faye Messner, American evangelist, television personality, and talk show host († 2007)
• 1943 » Chris White, English singer-songwriter and bass player

• 1920 » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1866)
• 1928 » Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (b. 1851)
• 1932 » Aristide Briand, French journalist and politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1934 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1938 » Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, 116th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Lucy Parsons, American communist anarchist labor organizer (b. c 1853)
• 1949 » Bradbury Robinson, American football player, physician, and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1893)
• 1954 » Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (b. 1882)

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 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
• September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
• November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
• November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
• November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

The temperature on March 7, 1940 was between -1.6 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.