About the day » Monday February 5, 1940Calender converter

• Gordon Harry Brocka, Allison, Butler County, Iowa († 2022)
• Hendrik Lubbersen, Putten († 2018)
• Gerda Louise Heikoop, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1942)
• (Stillborn) ZUIDHOF, Middelstum Groningen Netherlands († 1940)
• Angelina Jacoba Boudewijn, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Apolonia Sophia Francisca van ELSWIJK, Poeldijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Hendrikus Marius Logtenberg, Apeldoorn († 1957)
• Hendrikje Jantje Kops Hagedoorn († 1997)
• Gradje van Engen, Weesp († 1940)
• Gerrit Boelen, Emmen

• Adriana van Son (81), Ophemert, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hogenstijn (91), Oterleek
• (77), Utrecht
• Alida Wilhelmina Alblas (60), Rotterdam
• Abel Bijsterbosch (83), Heerde, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Albert Hamberg (62), Lutten, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana van SON (81), ophemert
• Aede Jurjens de Jong (96), St. Annaparochie
• (Stillborn) ZUIDHOF (0), Middelstum Groningen Netherlands
• Anna Maria Gorter (83), Renkum

• 1938 » Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat
• 1939 » Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer († 2005)
• 1940 » H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer († 2014)
• 1940 » Luke Graham, American wrestler († 2006)
• 1941 » Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1941 » Cory Wells, American pop-rock singer († 2015)
• 1941 » David Selby, American actor and playwright
• 1941 » Henson Cargill, American country music singer († 2007)
• 1941 » Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1941 » Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 2010)

• 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
• 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
• 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1861)
• 1938 » Hans Litten, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1903)
• 1941 » Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1875)
• 1946 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)

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.
• May 24 » Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
• 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.
• June 16 » World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
• June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
• July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
• November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

The temperature on February 5, 1940 was between 1.2 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.