About the day » Saturday March 30, 1940Calender converter

• Christ Verstraeten, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Jan van der Plas, Katwijk († 1950)
• Elizabeth (Bep) Spruijt († 2018)
• Margaretha de Jong († 2011)
• Arend Temminck, Hellendoorn († 2003)
• Jan Benjamins († 2000)
• Jeannie Hendriks, Boxmeer,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)
• John Lee Beckelhimer, Mason, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Alfred Keizer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Elisabeth Agnes Josephina Hermans, Lanaken († 1997)

• Alida van Essen (110), Driebergen, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Smid (0), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Bontje Knijpstra (59), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Pennewaard (62), Woerden
• Christina Bleeker (65), Velsen, IJmuiden
• Anna Maria Dortants (33), Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
• Cornelia Boone (72), Koudekerke, Walcheren, Zeeland, NL
• Bastiaan Mari Werk van de (58), 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Antonius Maria van Eggelen (24), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Adriana van den Hoven (67), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1938 » John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach († 2013)
• 1938 » Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
• 1940 » Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge († 2016)
• 1940 » Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator
• 1940 » Norman Gifford, English cricketer
• 1941 » Bob Smith, American soldier and politician
• 1941 » Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1941 » Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic
• 1941 » Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
• 1942 » Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru († 2014)

• 1935 » Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (b. 1883)
• 1936 » Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1895)
• 1940 » Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1876)
• 1943 » Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1921)
• 1943 » Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1920)
• 1945 » Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (b. 1909)
• 1949 » Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
• 1950 » Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
• 1952 » Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1905)

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. Annie
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 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
• May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
• August 3 » World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
• November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.

The temperature on March 30, 1940 was between 0.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.