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• Freerk Wagenaar, Harkema, Nederland († 1998)
• Dorothy Sue Dripps, Marion, Ohio († 2000)
• Derk Meijer, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1945)
• Dorothy Claire Park, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Emmy Klara Tokkie, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Albertus Hendrik Valkenburg, Brummen († 2005)
• Duncan Stewart Kemp III († 2015)
• Andreas Adrianus Groen, Alkmaar († 2008)
• Hein Wissink († 2014)
• Elly Kok, Purmerend, Nederland († 2015)

• AALTJE BAAS (70), LUTTEN
• Antonius van Erp (72), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Beitske WALTA (76), Doniawerstal(Friesland)
• Albert Kortwijk (83), Veenoord, Sleen
• Andreas Marius Samuëlse van Bezooijen (65), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Beitske Reinders Walta (76), Doniawerstal
• Arend Gert Lammers (0), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Brouwer (59), Ilpendam, Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bottje Abrahams VAN DER MEIJ (88), Poortugaal, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anna Teuben (81)

• 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)

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 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
• 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 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
• August 26 » Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
• September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
• September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.

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.