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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.
  • January 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
  • June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
  • June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
  • November 12 » World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.
  • November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
  • December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
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