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• Franciscus Henricus Antonius Crooijmans, Helmond († 2010)
• Cornelis van Ewijk, Nijkerk († 1940)
• Jan Veenstra, Nieuw-Amsterdam
• Jetty Adams, Breda († 1989)
• Beatrice Esther Bosnack, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Cornelis Jan van den Hazel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Johannes Theodorus Jacobus Teunissen, Elst († 2012)
• Gerritje Nuisker († 2021)
• Beatrice Esther Bosnack, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1943)
• henry cornelius wesseling, Hees, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2017)

• Bernardina van den Bos (57), Amsterdam
• Anthonius van Eijk (52), Haarlem
• Cornelia Haak (82), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Winter (4), Groningen
• Aaltje van de Beek (72), Apeldoorn
• Camilius Alfons Meuwissen (0), Kortessem, België
• Coenraad Hendrik Bardelmeijer (79), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Baukje Arjens Douma (84), Leeuwarden
• Aaltje van de Van De Beek (72), Apeldoorn
• Benno Turk (62), Holocaust

• 1939 » David King, South African chemist and academic
• 1939 » George Hamilton, American actor
• 1939 » Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete
• 1939 » Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan
• 1939 » S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore
• 1939 » Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal († 2016)
• 1940 » Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach († 2005)
• 1941 » Dana Ivey, American actress
• 1941 » L. M. Kit Carson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 2014)
• 1941 » Réjean Ducharme, Canadian author and playwright († 2017)

• 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)
• 1935 » Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)
• 1940 » Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)
• 1941 » Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)
• 1941 » Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer and mountaineer (b. 1859)
• 1944 » Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1952 » David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1955 » Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

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 5 » World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
• May 20 » The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
• June 4 » World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
• July 19 » Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
• September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
• November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

The temperature on August 12, 1940 was between 7.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.