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Born on Wednesday January 17, 1940
- Helena Helmina Johanna van Slobbe, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
- Gerard Dulfer, Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2003)
- Frederik Johan Faber, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
- Johan Gerrit Kroos, djokjakarta (ned indië) († 2012)
- Agnes Koek († 2000)
- Dirk van Dijk († 2017)
- Eduard Lambert, Vogelwaarde († 1988)
- Cornelis van Dijk († 1964)
- Johanna Gerridina Maria Mönnink, Enschede († 2025)
- Alje Bolt, Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
Died on Wednesday January 17, 1940
- Alida van den Brandhof (0), Renswoude
- Agatha Alida de Ruijter (66), Den Helder
- Adriaantje Vroegop (77), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- ADRIANA ROUDA RITMEESTER (91), MAASSLUIS
- Aaltje Brander (55), Amsterdam
- Adriana van der Jagt (85), Voorburg
- * Johanna Maria Brouwers (63), Breugel
- Albert Geuchies (82), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Abraham de Lange (58), Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje Vroegop (77), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1940 at Delpher
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Friesch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Indische courant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 17
- 1938 » John Bellairs, American author and academic († 1991)
- 1938 » Toini Gustafsson, Swedish cross country skier
- 1939 » Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop († 2008)
- 1939 » Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer
- 1940 » Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete
- 1940 » Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch († 2015)
- 1940 » Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay
- 1941 » István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect
- 1942 » Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and author
- 1942 » Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist († 2016)
Died on January 17
- 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
- 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
- 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
- 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
- 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
- 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
- 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
- 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
- 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
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 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
- May 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
- May 20 » The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
- June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
- June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
The weather on Wednesday January 17, 1940
The temperature on January 17, 1940 was between -12.1 °C and -6.4 °C and averaged -9.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI