About the day » Saturday October 5, 1940Calender converter

• James Arnold Douglas, Aruba († 2008)
• Beatriz Buarque de Gusmão, Brasil († 2007)
• Cornelis Meedendorp, Den Helder († 1980)
• Gerrit Brouwer, Achterveld, Utrecht, Nederland († 1999)
• Jacobus Antonius van den Eijnde, Deurne († 1944)
• Cornelia de Geus, Leiden († 1988)
• Evelyn R Nagel, Doon, Lyon County, Iowa († 2013)
• Albert Trompetter, Vledder († 1940)
• Co Hamelink († 1965)
• Daniel Claude Marie LAURENT, Brest, 29019, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 2011)

• Aharon Yechiel HOPSZTAJN (51), Zelechów, Lubuskie, Poland
• Vink (0), Kesteren
• Adrianus Mol (69), Rhenen, Nederland
• Charlotte Knight (91), Houston, Minnesota, United States
• Anna Maria Hubertina Schoolmeesterss (77), Dieteren
• Catharina Agatha Kolk (87), Groningen
• Aesge Iemes Buiteveld (80), Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Otten (78), Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje van der Hoek (44), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna W. Spies (82), Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansan

• 1939 » A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor († 2017)
• 1939 » Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
• 1939 » Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
• 1939 » Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Walter Wolf Racing
• 1940 » Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer
• 1940 » John Byrne Cooke, American author and photographer († 2017)
• 1940 » Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete and coach († 1995)
• 1941 » Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
• 1941 » Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » Stephanie Cole, English actress

• 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
• 1936 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
• 1938 » Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1938 » Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
• 1940 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
• 1941 » Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)

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 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
• May 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
• June 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
• July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
• July 20 » California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.

The temperature on October 5, 1940 was between 10.0 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.