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• Johanna Magdalena Maria (Jannie) de Punder († 1996)
• Gerrit Veldhuijsen († 2016)
• Esther Marie Dobbelaere, Sint Denijs Westrem († 2004)
• Fredrikus Pullen († 2011)
• Henk van de Louw († 1990)
• Hendrika Wilhelmina Schuurman, Amsterdam († 2017)
• Jacoby Adriana Hoogveld, Cheribom, Java, Indonesia († 2004)
• Dirk van 't Slot, Harderwijk († 1984)
• Henri Bredenhof, Heerde († 1996)
• Elizabeth Willemina Westdijk, Vierpolders († 1940)

• Anna de Graaf (53), Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Samuel Nicolaas den Haan (68), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Postema (86), Apeldoorn(Gld)
• Aleida Fredrica Donner (70), apeldoorn
• Alberdina van Urk (73), Assen
• Anna Catharina EUSSEN (65), Elsloo
• Adelaïde PERSOONS (85), Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove,9620,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Albertus Antonius Muurlink (87), Oldemarkt, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Boomsma (58), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Klant (83), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1937 » John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic († 1998)
• 1939 » Phil Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2014)
• 1940 » Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author († 2007)
• 1940 » Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge († 1992)
• 1941 » Colin Gunton, English theologian and academic († 2003)
• 1941 » Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee
• 1942 » Michael Crawford, English actor and singer
• 1942 » Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician
• 1943 » Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter († 1970)
• 1943 » Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1929 » Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1873)
• 1930 » Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903)
• 1938 » Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
• 1963 » Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)

• 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 28 » Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
• May 5 » World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
• May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• June 10 » World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.
• July 19 » Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
• September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.

The temperature on January 19, 1940 was between -15.1 °C and -7.5 °C and averaged -11.2 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.