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Died on Thursday January 18, 1940
- Adriaan (Garrett Nicholas) Van Sant (71), Reasnor, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Adriaan Tuijtelaers (77), Dongen, Netherlands
- Adriaan Tuijtelaers (77), Dongen
- Anna Maria van Rijn (85), Driebergen-Rijsenburg
- van der Laaken (0), 's Gravenhage
- Roelofs (86), Emmen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
- Alijda Wijntje Lambert (88), Bunschoten,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Leonardus Ammerlaan (77), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- aart cornelis van der POEL (77), oud-beijerland
- Adriana Verduin (77), Orange Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 18, 1940 at Delpher
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Friesch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Indische courant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 18
- 1937 » John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938 » Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic
- 1938 » Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1997)
- 1938 » Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American Country Music Hall of Fame session keyboard and piano player
- 1938 » Werner Olk, German footballer and manager
- 1940 » Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver († 1971)
- 1941 » Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1941 » David Ruffin, American singer (The Temptations) († 1991)
- 1941 » Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author
- 1943 » Paul Freeman, English actor
Died on January 18
- 1923 » Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
- 1936 » Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (b. 1871)
- 1936 » Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
- 1940 » Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865)
- 1951 » Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian (b. 1867)
- 1952 » Curly Howard, American actor (b. 1903)
- 1954 » Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (b. 1879)
- 1955 » Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
- 1956 » Konstantin Päts, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Estonia (b. 1874)
- 1956 » Makbule Atadan, Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1940
- 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.
- May 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
- May 15 » USSSailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
- June 18 » Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
- July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
- September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
The weather on Thursday January 18, 1940
The temperature on January 18, 1940 was between -9.1 °C and -5.3 °C and averaged -7.3 °C. There was 17.6 mm of rain during 10.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI