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• Annie Lormans, Bilzen († 1988)
• Hendrik Harms Mooiweer († 2017)
• Hendrika Petronella Eisses († 2018)
• Emile J. Motmans, Veulen, België († 1940)
• Leonard Larry Todd ****, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Anton Monkel, Lent, Gelderland, Nederland († 2003)
• Louisa Augusta Mathildis Verspreet, Kortenberg († 2006)
• Cyrillus Joseph Maria Wouters, Oostmalle († 2006)
• Alida Christina Vlietstra, Santpoort (Noord-Holland) († 1962)
• Antonius Petrus Augustinus Vos, Bussum († 2023)

• Ariette "Etta" Ray (74), Jones, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten
• Allegonda van Diessen, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christiaan Jacobus Meekers (53), Leidschendam
• Anna Streurman (35), Bedum,, Groningen, Nederland
• Aafje Langedijk (63), Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Tunnissen (80), Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius Reinierus BRONKHORST (77), Arnhem
• Arie van Soest (66), Delft
• Laurentius Kornelis Verburgh (70), Vlaardingen
• Antonia Maria Cornelia Pirovano (17), Beverwijk

• 1937 » Paul Bailey, British novelist, critic, and biographer
• 1937 » Yuri Manin, Russian-German mathematician and academic
• 1938 » John Corigliano, American composer and academic
• 1939 » Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino lawyer and judge
• 1940 » Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer († 1979)
• 1941 » Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea († 2011)
• 1942 » Richard Williams, American tennis player and coach
• 1944 » Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician
• 1944 » Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer
• 1944 » Sigiswald Kuijken, Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor

• 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
• 1917 » Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright ( (b. 1848)
• 1919 » Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
• 1928 » Eddie Foy Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
• 1932 » Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862)
• 1932 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
• 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1967 » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)

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. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Annie
13. Jacoba
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.
• January 29 » Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
• May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
• June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
• August 15 » An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiserElli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
• August 31 » Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
• November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

The temperature on February 16, 1940 was between -2.2 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.