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• Annetje Goedvree, Ermelo
• Emma Maxine Watts, Huntingburg, Dubois, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Duncan Stewart Kemp III († 2015)
• Albertus Hendrik Valkenburg, Brummen († 2005)
• Elisabeth Margaretha Turksma, Utrecht († 1942)
• Emmy Klara Tokkie, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Gesina de Ruiter, Lemelerveld (gem Dalfsen)
• Andreas Adrianus Dré Groen († 2008)
• Anna Hendrika Maria DETERING, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1952)
• Antonia Gerdina van 't Schip, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)

• Arend Gert Lammers (0), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriana van Zanten (48), Culemborg (GL)
• Abraham JACOBS (66), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius van Erp (72), S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Gouweloos (62), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Adriana Pieternella Dees (28), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Kortwijk (83), Veenoord, Sleen
• Aafje Renooij (81), Abbekerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Marius van Bezooijen (65), Rotterdam
• Adriana van Zanten (48), Culemborg

• 1939 » Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist († 2015)
• 1939 » Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager
• 1939 » Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter
• 1940 » Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician
• 1940 » Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer
• 1940 » Sam Waterston, American actor
• 1940 » Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer († 2019)
• 1940 » Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter
• 1941 » Daniel Pinkwater, American author and illustrator
• 1941 » Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

• 1922 » Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1866)
• 1922 » Nikolaos Stratos, Greek lawyer and politician, 106th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1872)
• 1922 » Petros Protopapadakis, Greek mathematician and politician, 107th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1854)
• 1941 » Wal Handley, English motorcycle racer (b. 1902)
• 1945 » Frank Chapman, American ornithologist and photographer (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Narayan Apte, Indian activist, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1911)
• 1949 » Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1910)
• 1951 » Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (b. 1862)
• 1954 » Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 1956 » Emma Richter, German paleontologist (b. 1888)

• 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.
• 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 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
• August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.

The temperature on November 15, 1940 was between 1.8 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.