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Born on Monday April 1, 1940
Died on Monday April 1, 1940

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 1, 1940 at Delpher


Born on April 1

Died on April 1

Names that were popular for boys in 1940
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Maria
  5. Hendrik
  6. Willem
  7. Gerardus
  8. Petrus
  9. Antonius
  10. Pieter
  11. Jacobus
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Adrianus
  14. Gerrit
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Wilhelmina
  5. Anna
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Catharina
  8. Hendrika
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Marie
  12. Jacoba
  13. Geertruida
  14. Helena
  15. Margaretha
  16. 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 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
  • 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.
  • July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
  • October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
  • November 11 » World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
  • December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
The weather on Monday April 1, 1940
The temperature on April 1, 1940 was between 5.6 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.

Source: KNMI