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April 1940Died on Monday April 1, 1940
- Anthonij van der Kemp (79)
- NN, Leeuwarden
- Abraham Simmeren (61), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje van der Veen (78), Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Annie WESTERHOFF (63), Oak Park Cook County Illinois U.S.A
- Aaltje Tjerks van der Veen (78), Harkema, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Alfred Antonius Antonius Marcussen (46), Sankt Stefans S., Sokkelund H., Københavns A., Danmark
- Annie Westerhoff (63), Oak Park (Cook County) (Illinois)
- Anne Repko (77), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Lugtigheid (89), Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 1, 1940 at Delpher
- Signaal
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Friesch dagblad
- Haagsch maandblad / onder leiding van C. Easton en S.F. van Oss
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on April 1
- 1936 » Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer († 1980)
- 1937 » Jordan Charney, American actor
- 1939 » Ali MacGraw, American model and actress
- 1939 » Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager
- 1940 » Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 2011)
- 1941 » Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricketer, coach, and manager († 2018)
- 1941 » Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician († 2012)
- 1942 » Richard D. Wolff, American economist and academic
- 1942 » Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic
- 1943 » Dafydd Wigley, Welsh academic and politician
Died on April 1
- 1920 » Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)
- 1922 » Charles I, emperor of Austria (b. 1887)
- 1922 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
- 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
- 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
- 1924 » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (b. 1876)
- 1946 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
- 1947 » George II, king of Greece (b. 1890)
- 1950 » Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)
- 1950 » Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- 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
Source: KNMI