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• Jacobus Johannes Hendricus Ruigrok, Noordwijk († 2023)
• Cees Schilder († 2022)
• DREES HORTENSIA-HUBERT-MATHEA, TONGERLO(LIMBURG) († 1987)
• Annette Petronella de Blécourt, 's Gravenhage († 2000)
• Cornelis Johannes Lambertus Neeleman, Rotterdam († 1941)
• Lea HALBERSTADT, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Koosje Masselink, Hoogeveen († 1940)
• Izaäk OVERWEEL († 2015)
• Elisabeth Verburgh, Vreeswijk († 1941)
• Ernst Hendrik de Ligter, Amsterdam († 2010)

• Arie Martinus Belser (88), Goes
• Carolus Ludovicus De Fraeye (35), Oostende
• Arie, Martinus Belzer (88), Goes (Zld)
• Adriana Elisabeth van Haaren (45), Delft (Delft), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• 'n Levenloos geboren kind van van der Haven (0), Ter Aar
• Adriana, Martina, Maria Helsloot (42), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Sikkink, Hoensbroek, Nederland
• Auke Thijses HOEKSTRA (71)
• Adrianus Waltherus Nuijten (68), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Martina Maria Helsloot (42), Amsterdam

• 1938 » Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host († 2018)
• 1938 » Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
• 1938 » Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
• 1939 » Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach
• 1939 » Guitar Shorty, American singer and guitarist
• 1940 » Jack Prelutsky, American author and poet
• 1940 » Jerzy Robert Nowak, Polish historian and journalist
• 1940 » Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader
• 1941 » Bernie Sanders, American politician
• 1942 » Brian Cole, American bass player († 1972)

• 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
• 1944 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 1954 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman († 1904)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Adrianus
10. Robert
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. Jacoba
13. Annie
14. Margaretha
15. Marie
16. Helena

• 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 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
• April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
• May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
• May 24 » Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
• May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
• September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.

The temperature on September 8, 1940 was between 10.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.