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• Coleta HUYS, Aalter († 1981)
• Cornelis Sjoerd (Kees) Baas, Batavia (Ned. Ind.) († 2019)
• Arnolda Elisabeth van der Ploeg, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2006)
• Aaltje van den Heuvel, Apeldoorn († 1942)
• Joseph Albert Indemans, Rotem, Provincie Limburg, België († 1962)
• Hendrik Termaat, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1948)
• Elizabeth Ann - Beth Linnemann († 2007)
• Harry Gijsberts, Gassel († 2009)
• Ann Slater († 1999)
• Arnolda Elisabeth van der Ploeg, Rotterdam († 2006)

• Charles Hamilton GEARY (71), New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
• Kreps (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham Oorbeek (10), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hermina Hendrika Pelgrim (75), Voorst
• Albert Lefers (75), Almelo
• Amalia Franken (57), Amsterdam
• Anna Catharina Kersten (80), Driel, Nederland
• Charles Janney Walker (77)
• Aletta Hendrika Jacoba van Leuvensteijn (57), Den Helder
• Antonius Wilhelmus Albers (9), Braamt

• 1938 » Abulfaz Elchibey, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president († 2000)
• 1938 » Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player († 1992)
• 1938 » Lawrence Block, American author
• 1939 » Brigitte Fontaine, French singer
• 1940 » Ian Ross, Australian newsreader († 2014)
• 1940 » Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
• 1941 » Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer
• 1941 » Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author
• 1942 » Arthur Brown, English rock singer-songwriter

• 1922 » Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1947 » Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
• 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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. Arie

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.
• February 29 » Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
• July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
• July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
• August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
• October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
• December 29 » World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

The temperature on June 24, 1940 was between 10.7 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.