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• Etienne Franciscus De Pauw, Steendorp, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1941)
• Franciscus Coenradus Hentzen, Rotterdam,- († 1940)
• Antoon Jansen, Rotterdam († 2002)
• Esther Lijmer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Jan Smeets, Beringe († 2014)
• hubertus johannes petrus (huub) steeghs, helden-beringe († 2005)
• Jacob Chuang († 1984)
• Frances Charlene Fox, Milo, Vernon County, Missouri († 1995)
• de Jongh, Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1940)
• Hendrika Catharina Gout, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2000)

• Aaltje Kers (58), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Velraets (61), Brunssum (L
• Aaltje de Gooijer (73), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Agnes van de Wert (66), Budel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna van Hemert (74), Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andrew Jackson JOHNSON (76), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• de Jongh (0), Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL)
• Anna Cornelia Denisse (65), Roosendaal (Roosendaal en Nispen) (Noord-Brabant)
• Albertus Peter van Stuijvenberg (78), Soest
• Adam Kerbel (79), Rotterdam

• 1935 » Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2011)
• 1936 » Alan Ebringer, Australian immunologist, professor at King's College in the University of London
• 1938 » Judy Blume, Jewish-American author and educator
• 1939 » Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator
• 1939 » Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer († 2013)
• 1941 » Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player († 2013)
• 1941 » Hubert Marcoux, Canadian solo sailor and author († 2009)
• 1941 » Naomi Uemura, Japanese mountaineer and explorer († 1984)
• 1942 » Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1942 » Pat Dobson, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 2006)

• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)
• 1942 » Grant Wood, American painter and academic (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian educator, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
• 1954 » Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1958 » Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)

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. Annie
14. Margaretha
15. Marie
16. Helena

• 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 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
• 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 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
• October 28 » Second World War: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
• November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
• December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.

The temperature on February 12, 1940 was between -12.2 °C and -6.7 °C and averaged -9.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.