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• Count Hugo of Abensperg und Traun, Wien, Wien, Austria († 1996)
• Dirk Albertus Tangenberg, Gramsbergen († 2023)
• Cornelis Petrus Kerkvliet, Haarlem,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Anton Frans Edelbroek, Rotterdam († 2011)
• Hanneke van Leusden († 1987)
• Jeanne Vugts, Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Hendrika van Lente, Genemuiden († 2015)
• Frank Augustin Van Den Kerkhove, Ledeberg († 1987)
• Gijsbertha Geertruida van der Horst, Stoutenburg († 1941)
• James A Nobbe, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1992)

• Antonia Bouwman (63), Wageningen
• Anna Catharina Breemen (78), Simpelveld (L
• Arnoldus van der Lee (78), Oudheusden-Elshout
• Avraham HaLevi Schiffmann, Yerushalayim, Israel
• Aagje Buitenhuis (70), Bleiswijk {ZH}
• Barbara Rosalia Buggenhout (85), Puurs, Antwerpen, België
• Antonius Josephus Brok (8), Vlijmen
• Alphonse Lefkow (84), Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois, United States of America
• Aaltje MOOIJER (38), Amsterdam (Noord-Holland)
• Antje Rientses van Velzen (78), Soest

• 1937 » Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator († 2010)
• 1938 » Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster († 2010)
• 1939 » Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
• 1940 » Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host
• 1941 » Harold Long, Canadian politician († 2013)
• 1941 » Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
• 1942 » Ian Callaghan, English footballer
• 1942 » Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician († 1998)
• 1942 » Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
• 1943 » Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter († 2008)

• 1931 » Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (b. 1851)
• 1938 » King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
• 1954 » Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862)
• 1954 » Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)

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. Annie
14. Jacoba
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.
• April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
• July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
• September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
• November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
• November 8 » Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
• November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

The temperature on April 10, 1940 was between 1.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.