About the day » Thursday April 25, 1940Calender converter

• Bruce WATTS, East Lynn West Virginia U.S.A († 1971)
• Emma de Groot, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1943)
• Hendricus Johannes Marcus Mom († 2005)
• Cornelis Nijgh, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Godefridus van Oijen, Vlijmen († 1941)
• Gertrudis(gaar) Koning, Amsterdam († 2022)
• Ans Pothof, Lichtenvoorde
• Franciscus Marie van Tuil, Arnhem († 1966)
• Cornelia Aagje van Beelen, Katwijk († 2001)
• George Eldon Harness [Wk PwkObptBu], Pointer Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky († 2008)

• Alke Smit (81), Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands
• Alice Olivia Barr (83), Santa Clara County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Stalenhoef (85), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje Stalenhoef (85), Eemnes
• Berend Willem Meerdink (81), Hull, Sioux Co., IA (US)
• Antonie Antonissen (74), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Gerrits Stalenhoef (85), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• "Carl Ernst" Maria Fidel Alfred Anton Fugger (80), Kirchheim in Schwaben, Allemagne
• Anna Kuneman (61), Baarn
• Annechiena Tilman (75), Groningen, Nederland

• 1938 » Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer († 2012)
• 1938 » Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer
• 1939 » Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat
• 1939 » Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic
• 1939 » Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager
• 1939 » Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat
• 1940 » Al Pacino, American actor and director
• 1941 » Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1942 » Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician
• 1943 » Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor

• 1919 » Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1923 » Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (b. 1878)
• 1941 » Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (b. 1858)
• 1944 » George Herriman, American cartoonist (b. 1880)
• 1944 » Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (b. 1859)
• 1944 » William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (b. 1859)
• 1945 » Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (b. 1903)
• 1961 » Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1875)

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.
• March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
• May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
• July 19 » World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
• July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
• October 15 » President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.

The temperature on April 25, 1940 was between 9.0 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 16.9 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.