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• Joann HINCKLEY, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America († 2020)
• Gerrit Jan Grooters († 2008)
• Fanzina Johanna Petronella Feijen († 1997)
• Gavin Edward 1940 BELHAMINE, Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand († 2017)
• Aalt van den Akker, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1985)
• Astrid Maria Dewulf, Poperinghe († 2001)
• Abraham Kosten, St. Philipsland († 2005)
• Henry Harm Kuiken († 1992)
• Baauw, Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL) († 1940)
• Ivon Ghislaine August (Ivan) Feytons, Hasselt, België († 1993)

• Angelina Hubertina Schreurs (61), Grevenbicht, Provincie Limburg, Nederland
• Alida Catharina van DuiJvenboden (70), unbekannt
• Angelina Hubertina Schreurs (61), Grevenbicht
• Adriana Vosmeer (69)
• Baauw (0), Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL)
• Anna Cornelia Floren (77), Wuustwezel B
• Anna Palm (61), Wittem
• Albert Hoben (73), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Ada Rzewuska (46)
• Abraham Vring (54), Haarlem, Nederland

• 1939 » Michèle Mercier, French actress
• 1939 » Phil Read, English motorcycle racer and businessman
• 1939 » Senfronia Thompson, American politician
• 1941 » Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
• 1942 » Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast (doubtful)
• 1942 » Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician
• 1942 » Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit
• 1942 » Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian pilot and cosmonaut († 2005)
• 1943 » Don Novello, American comedian, screenwriter and producer

• 1929 » Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
• 1931 » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
• 1937 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
• 1940 » Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
• 1944 » Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
• 1954 » Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)

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. 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.
• May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
• June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
• June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
• July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• 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.

The temperature on January 1, 1940 was between -7.8 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.