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Died on Monday February 19, 1940
- Antje Hendriks Glas (56), Blija
- Anna Francisca Van Gestel (41), turnhout
- Adriaan van Akkeren (74), Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Catharina Wolters (83), Maasbree
- Antje Boersma (78), Midlaren, gem. Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna de Laat (69), Vlijmen
- Aart Koopman (71), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albertus Johannes de Crasto (75), Amsterdam
- Antje Schonewille (84), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
- Aagje Groot (47), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 19, 1940 at Delpher
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Friesch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Indische courant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on February 19
- 1938 » Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama († 1989)
- 1939 » Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge
- 1940 » Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter († 2013)
- 1940 » Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan († 2006)
- 1940 » Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1941 » David Gross, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1941 » Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician
- 1942 » Cyrus Chothia, English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology († 2019)
- 1942 » Howard Stringer, Welsh businessman
- 1942 » Paul Krause, American football player and politician
Died on February 19
- 1927 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
- 1928 » George Howard Earle Jr., American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
- 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
- 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
- 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
- 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1953 » Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)
- 1957 » Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
- 1959 » Willard Miller, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1877)
- 1962 » Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the Pap smear (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1940
- 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 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
- May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
- June 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
- September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
- 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 weather on Monday February 19, 1940
The temperature on February 19, 1940 was between -3.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI