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• Froukje Duisterwinkel, Aduard († 2010)
• Hendrik Willem Zoer, Oudeschild (Texel, NH) († 2018)
• Genaro Olmos, Tlachichila, Mexico († 2005)
• Arie Elzienus Hoogerbrug, Waddinxveen († 1940)
• Hendrika Pieters Mondria, Vollenhove († 2000)
• Anne Snoeijink, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1992)
• Haan, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1940)
• Dirk Jan Bernardus Willemsen, Varsseveld († 2005)
• Hans te Wierike († 2005)
• Arie Krijgsman, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)

• "Marie" Sophie Louise de Ferré de Péroux (88), château de Kerouzien, Ploumoguer, Finistère, France
• Albert Hengeveld (72)
• Allegonda K√ºlkens (61), Warnsveld, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aloisius Theophilus Ameije (81), Beveren-Leie, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Antje Dam (69), Obdam
• Adriaantje Roobol (68), Rotterdam
• Hessels (0), Tilburg
• Haan (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Andreas Petrus Maria Burmanje (59), Amsterdam, NL
• Albertus gerardus Van der Linden (66), Hilversum,, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1937 » Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for the Environment
• 1938 » Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer († 1994)
• 1938 » Jane Manning, English soprano and educator
• 1940 » Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
• 1940 » Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1940 » William Finley, American actor († 2012)
• 1941 » Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
• 1941 » Sammy McMillan, Irish footballer
• 1942 » Gérald Tremblay, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Montreal
• 1942 » Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon († 2015)

• 1927 » George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
• 1930 » Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)
• 1932 » Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (b. 1870)
• 1933 » Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
• 1945 » Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)
• 1945 » William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)

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 9 » Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
• 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.
• June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
• June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

The temperature on September 20, 1940 was between 11.2 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.