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Born on Wednesday February 28, 1940
- Adriana Gerarda van Loon, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland Nederland († 2003)
- Arie Cornelis Harteveld, Gemeente den Haag, Gemeente den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
- Aukje Siccama, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1943)
- Arthur Gradus Cornelis Kappenburg, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2020)
- Cornelis Scholtens († 1984)
- Cornelia Gels, Laagnieuwkoop,, Utrecht, Nederland († 2019)
- Cornelis Scholtens, Zaandam, Nederland († 1984)
- Antonio Nathanael Prins, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Dorothea Petronella Francisca van Hulten, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2008)
- Hendrik (Henk) Kikkert, Den Helder († 1996)
Died on Wednesday February 28, 1940
- Aldegonda Maria Theresia van der Heiden (68), Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
- Adriana Maria Cornelia de Kort (36), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aagje Vos (75), Epe
- Adriana Dunsbergen (72), Driebergen,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Vriens (67), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Helen Berendzen (58), Marys Home, Miller, Missouri
- Anna Maria Theresia Marinus (74), Gilze &, Rijen, Nederland
- Albertus Flamans (89), Rosmalen, Nederland
- Albertus Adam (Bertus) Slottje (90), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Albertus Adams Slottje (90), Leeuwarden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 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 28
- 1938 » Foge Fazio, American football player and coach († 2009)
- 1939 » Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan philosopher and scholar († 1987)
- 1939 » Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1939 » John Fahey, American guitarist († 2001)
- 1939 » Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
- 1940 » Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
- 1940 » Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer († 2012)
- 1940 » Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
- 1942 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1969)
- 1942 » Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
Died on February 28
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
- 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
- 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
- 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
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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.
- March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
- April 9 » Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
- September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
- October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
- October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
- 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.
Weather February 28, 1940
The temperature on February 28, 1940 was between 6.4 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.