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• Cornelia Riteco, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Hedvig Hald Sejersen, S√∏nderborg, S√∏nderborg Kommune, South Denmark, Denemarken († 1999)
• Doris Landis, Grandview Hospital, Sellersville, West Rockhill, Bucks Co., Pa († 1996)
• Jan Westerweel, rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
• Constantinus Zwisselberger, Oorderen († 1940)
• Eldon Earl Lursen, Little Rock, Lyon County, Iowa († 2014)
• Adrianus Lefeber, Lisse († 1967)
• (Stillborn) SIKKEMA, Godlinze (Bierum) Groningen Netherlands († 1940)
• Gepke Jantina Blaauw, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1940)
• Elisabeth Geertruida Veken, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)

• Adolf Levy (81), Hamburg, Dld
• Ana Margarida do Canto (80)
• Adrianus Johannes Rijpers (0), Roosendaal
• Adriana Trouw (73), Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Bouwina Margaretha Niessen (92), Groningen
• Anna Maria Peters (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus van Kesteren (78), Leiden
• Adriaan de Laat (69), Made en Drimmelen. NBr. NL
• Anna Maria de Lange (66), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Gezina Peters- (0), Emmen, Nederland

• 1938 » Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer († 1995)
• 1939 » Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1939 » Renate Garisch-Culmberger, German shot putter
• 1940 » Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
• 1940 » Vito Acconci, American designer († 2017)
• 1941 » Aaron Neville, American singer
• 1941 » Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1941 » Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager († 2008)
• 1942 » Ingo Friedrich, German Member of the European Parliament

• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Stanley Lord, English naval captain (b. 1877)
• 1965 » Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 1966 » Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)

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. Margaretha
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• 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 29 » Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
• 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.
• September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
• September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
• November 24 » World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
• December 29 » World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

The temperature on January 24, 1940 was between -10.6 °C and -3.5 °C and averaged -7.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.