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• Elisabeth Wildeman († 1945)
• Adriaantje Kranendonk, Ridderkerk
• Hendrika Amelia van GULDEN, Magelang, INDONESIË († 1974)
• Benny Ordelmans, Haaksbergen († 2015)
• Hans Rijkens, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands († 2008)
• Ariea van der Plas, Katwijk aan Zee († 2013)
• Ad van Kaam, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2021)
• Eimerinus Leonardus Jacobus Koek, Alkemade (Roelofarendsveen), Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1987)
• Coenradus Adrianus Henricus Maria Koenders, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Jan Sanders, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)

• Anna van Brugge (42), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Benjamin van Tijn (40), Groet, Schoorl
• Elisabeth Hendrika PERWEZ (52), Alkmaar
• Anne van Tuinen (53), Rauwerderhem, Nederland
• Anna Grip (3), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Magdalena Reinhardt (78), Den Haag,-
• Bertha Sara Schloss (61), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arthur Auerbach (60), Holocaust
• Cornelis Nelemans (61), Dongen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje de Jager (73), Harderwijk

• 1938 » Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic († 2004)
• 1938 » Eugene J. Martin, American painter († 2005)
• 1938 » John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer
• 1939 » David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician
• 1939 » Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach († 2013)
• 1940 » Dan Hedaya, American actor
• 1941 » John Bond, English banker and businessman
• 1942 » Chris Sarandon, American actor
• 1942 » David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1942 » Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player († 2000)

• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
• 1974 » James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)

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.
• April 23 » The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
• 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.
• July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
• July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.

The temperature on July 24, 1940 was between 10.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.