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• Abe de Jong († 1988)
• Evert van Lagen, Kootwijkerbroek († 2017)
• Bernhard Stegehuis
• Marinus Schell, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Maurice Vantomme († 1979)
• Catharina van den Hudding, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland
• Huguette Thoelen, Alken, België († 1940)
• Erwin Venner, Hilversum,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Alfons Marie (Alfons) VROEMEN, Schimmert (NL/LI) († 1961)
• Hermannus Gerardus Scherpen, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland († 1940)

• Aaltje Slopsema (76), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Armand CROMMELIN (57), Buckeburg Lower Saxony Germany
• Arend van der Velden (67), Delft
• Argen Ludwig (68)
• Aart Zevenbergen (73), Zuidland
• Arnoldus Stolk (79), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Nederland
• Antoon Broekman (72), Nijmegen
• Alida Cecilia de Mol (74), Haarlem
• Anna Smit (66), Bedum Gr. Nederland
• Augusta Louisa Laura van Dongen (71), Ned Indië, Malang (Oost Java)

• 1936 » Jannis Kounellis, Greek painter and sculptor († 2017)
• 1937 » Craig Breedlove, American race car driver
• 1937 » Robert Gallo, American physician and academic
• 1937 » Tony Burton, American actor, comedian, boxer and football player († 2016)
• 1938 » Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1942 » Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician († 1994)
• 1942 » Michael Haneke, Austrian director, producer and screenwriter
• 1942 » Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian, scholar and activist († 1980)
• 1943 » Andrew Crockett, Scottish-English economist and banker († 2012)
• 1943 » Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish singer, author and director († 2001)

• 1923 » Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)
• 1931 » Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1953 » Oskar Luts, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1887)
• 1953 » Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
• 1955 » Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Said Nursî, Turkish theologian and scholar (b. 1878)

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.
• June 12 » World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
• June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
• July 19 » Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
• September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
• September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
• October 15 » President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.

The temperature on March 23, 1940 was between 5.5 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.