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• Cornelis Johannes van Sas, Heukelum († 1944)
• Douwe Tilstra († 1961)
• Alexander Hiddo Ernst Nanning († 1994)
• Alan L Allbaugh, Des Moines, Iowa († 2024)
• Dirk Kort, Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• - van der Helm, 's-Gravenhage († 1940)
• C.J.M. Cornelis Huigsloot, Amsterdam, NH. Nederland († 2024)
• Douwe (klaas) Tilstra († 1961)
• Adriana Clasina Blom, Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 2008)
• Beatrix van Schuppen, Jutphaas († 1965)

• Alberta ter Maten (32), Amersfoort,Amersfoort,Utrecht,Nederland
• - van der Helm (0), 's-Gravenhage
• Ate Hoekstra (78), Veenwouden, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Martinus Brocken (76), Tilburg
• Ate Wiegers Hoekstra (78), Veenwouden, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alphonsus Maria Jamin (49), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Goosen (60), Utrecht
• Anthonius Nicolaas Jacobus van Zeijl (35), Alphen aan den Rijn
• Alida Susanna van Koningsbruggen (65), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Vis (62), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1938 » Howard Blake, English composer and conductor
• 1938 » Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach
• 1938 » Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer
• 1939 » Andy Bey, American singer and pianist
• 1939 » Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter († 2015)
• 1939 » Jane Alexander, American actress and producer
• 1939 » Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer
• 1940 » Susan Harris, American screenwriter and producer
• 1941 » Hank Marvin, English singer and guitarist
• 1941 » Ian Marter, English actor and writer († 1986)

• 1917 » Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
• 1918 » Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (b. 1845)
• 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)

• 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.
• January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
• June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
• July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
• July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
• September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
• 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 October 28, 1940 was between -2.7 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.