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Born on Sunday August 25, 1940
- Henriëtte Petronella Maria van Drunen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1974)
- Anna Petronella Maria Houdijk († 2019)
- David, Joseph Linskens († 2023)
- Hartog Tertaas, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Gary Leon Sober († 1942)
- Hendrik Johannes Wilkens, De Tike († 2015)
- Salomons, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1940)
- Gerhard Wouter Willekes, Winterswijk († 2021)
- Caspar Gulielmus Willems, Stein, Gemeente Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1982)
- Frans Schraal, Urk († 2005)
Died on Sunday August 25, 1940
- Arnolda van Marwijk Kooij (88), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Zimmermann (71), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arendje van Beelen (72), Katwijk
- Adrienne Antoinette Florence FACHE (42), Wervik
- Adrianus Michael Geurts (76), Tilburg
- Antje Grooteman (77), Nibbixwoud
- Anna Huisman (63)
- Auguste Powitzer (80), Holocaust
- Antonius Johannes Swartjes (63), Diepenveen
- Agnes Christienna Henderika Maria Hoes (59), De Bilt
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 25, 1940 at Delpher
Born on August 25
- 1937 » Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer († 2019)
- 1937 » Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author
- 1938 » David Canary, American actor († 2015)
- 1938 » Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author
- 1939 » John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
- 1940 » Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor († 2004)
- 1941 » Ludwig Müller, German footballer
- 1941 » Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach
- 1941 » Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1942 » Nathan Deal, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia
Died on August 25
- 1924 » Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
- 1924 » Velma Caldwell Melville, American editor, and writer of prose and poetry (b. 1858)
- 1925 » Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. 1852)
- 1930 » Frankie Campbell, American boxer (b. 1904)
- 1931 » Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and co-founder of Guild of Loyal Women (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (b. 1870)
- 1939 » Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904)
- 1940 » Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (b. 1874)
- 1942 » Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)
- 1945 » John Birch, American soldier and missionary (b. 1918)
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.
- February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
- May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
- July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
- October 7 » World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
- November 12 » World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.
- 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 weather on Sunday August 25, 1940
The temperature on August 25, 1940 was between 12.6 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI