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• Bernardus Maria Ulden van, Leiden († 2014)
• Anna Bos, Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland († 1992)
• Gerrit Kreukniet, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Cornelis Bras († 2016)
• Aleida Wilhelmina Johanna Biesterbos, Wilp,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland († 2001)
• Gerrit Willem Peter Wisselink, Palembang (Ind) († 1996)
• Abraham de Haas, Hardinxveld, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Harry John Paarlberg, South Holland Cook County Illinois († 2012)
• Adriana Sturk, Hoorn
• dochter Calame, Rotterdam († 1940)

• Andrew Manchester (71), Warren, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
• Clasina Bouwhuis (57), Hilversum
• Christina Johanna Maria Jonker (56), Deventer
• Antje Hoekzema (56), Oostwold, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje van Holland (42), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Voet (78), Lekkerkerk
• Ada Clara Heyrock (57), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
• Anna Margaretha Reus, de (77), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Dijkhuizen (41), Op zee
• Adriana Catharina Lock (80), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1939 » Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2006)
• 1939 » Ron Rifkin, American actor
• 1939 » Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host
• 1940 » Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop († 1993)
• 1940 » Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
• 1941 » Dan Alderson, American scientist and academic († 1989)
• 1941 » Derek Bell, English race car driver
• 1941 » Sally Kirkland, American actress
• 1941 » Werner Krieglstein, Czech-American philosopher and academic
• 1942 » David Ogden Stiers, American actor († 2018)

• 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1925 » Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
• 1926 » Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
• 1929 » António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
• 1929 » Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877)
• 1931 » Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
• 1939 » Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)

• 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 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
• May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
• August 3 » World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
• September 29 » Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.

The temperature on October 31, 1940 was between -2.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 11.2 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.