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• Harry Coomer, Louisivlle, Kentucky, United States († 2006)
• Catharina van der Vlies, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Alida Maria Van Rieke, onstwedde († 1992)
• Harmen Mons, Amsterdam († 1995)
• Geertje Kos († 1981)
• Hub Meijers, Spaubeek († 2000)
• Antoon Jozef Fischer, Kerkrade, NEDERLAND († 1998)
• Hendrikje Roosjen, Drouwen († 2013)
• Jantje van Ommen, Oldebroek,Gemeente Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 2015)
• Izaäk Jan Deurloo, Nieuwerkerk, ZL, NL († 2013)

• Anselmus Oprins (63), Breda
• Anna Catharina Kester (71), Naaldwijk, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Zondag (58), Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina Kester (71), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aafje Gerssen (72), Den Helder
• Antonia Huberdina SCHELLENS (69), Geldrop, 3582, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Korpelshoek (67), Katwijk
• Abraham Frederik Johan Pieterse (48), Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriana Hendrika van Loenen (59), Poortugaal
• Allert Hofman (85), Dwingeloo

• 1937 » Ali El-Maak, Sudanese author and academic († 1992)
• 1937 » Angelo Mosca, American-Canadian football player and wrestler
• 1938 » Oliver Reed, English actor († 1999)
• 1940 » Bram Peper, Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam
• 1941 » Bo Svenson, Swedish-American actor, director, and producer
• 1941 » Sigmar Polke, German painter and photographer († 2010)
• 1942 » Carol Lynley, American model and actress († 2019)
• 1942 » Donald E. Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut († 2016)
• 1942 » Peter Tork, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor († 2019)
• 1943 » Elaine Pagels, American theologian and academic

• 1934 » József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1942 » Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th President of Brazil (b. 1865)
• 1942 » Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist (b. 1895)
• 1950 » Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (b. 1875)
• 1951 » Lloyd C. Douglas, American minister and author (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Josephine Tey, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1954 » Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1890)
• 1956 » Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
• 1958 » Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (b. 1880)
• 1958 » Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (b. 1871)

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.
• April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
• April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
• May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
• June 17 » World War II: RMSLancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
• November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

The temperature on February 13, 1940 was between -16.5 °C and -7.3 °C and averaged -11.9 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.