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• Bep Fels, Nijmegen († 2004)
• Johannes Arie GRIFFIOEN, Bodegraven († 2006)
• Leendert van der Sar, 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• leonardus johannes maria smits, baarlo
• Gerrit Dirk Nieuwenhuis, ,, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands († 2006)
• Hendrikus Johanna Willem Janken, Valkenburg-Houthem († 2021)
• Judith Ann Buehner, Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1998)
• Gijsbertus Johannes van Dorssen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1997)
• Gerrit Dirk Nieuwenhuis, Drachten († 2006)
• Erik Albert Pauwelyn, Westrozebeke († 2022)

• Cornelia Maria Leunen (77), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Cornelia Johanna Fonteijn (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Lambertus Mensink (23), Ootmarsum
• Aldert Hendrik RIJKELS (69), Winschoten
• Catharina Johanna Erkens (75), Nijmegen, NL
• Anne Daisy McKERROW (44), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
• Anna Maria Lieshout (63), Delft
• Arie Laan (71), Westerblokker, North Holland, Netherlands
• Cornelisje Plakke (82), Harderwijk
• Berend Bolmer (67), Dalen

• 1939 » John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer
• 1939 » Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect and academic
• 1939 » O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer († 1980)
• 1939 » Stephen Sedley, English lawyer and judge
• 1940 » Gordon J. Humphrey, American soldier, pilot, and politician
• 1940 » Joe Pepitone, American baseball player and coach
• 1940 » John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 1980)
• 1941 » Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
• 1941 » Omali Yeshitela, political activist and founder of the Uhuru Movement
• 1941 » Trent Lott, American lawyer and politician

• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1945 » Gottlieb Hering, German captain (b. 1887)
• 1946 » Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
• 1947 » Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1888)
• 1950 » George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (b. 1895)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Robert
10. Adrianus
11. Petrus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Johan

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.
• June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
• June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
• July 19 » World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
• September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
• October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
• November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

The temperature on October 9, 1940 was between 6.6 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.