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• Herman Mangnus, Graauw,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1990)
• Jan Dobma, Uithuizen (gem. Het Hogeland) († 1995)
• Freddy Gans, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Bert Munnink, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands († 2012)
• Josephus Maria Paulus (Jos) CASTELEIN, Oostende († 1979)
• Herman Joseph Ludovicus Mangnus, Graauw en Langendam († 1990)
• Adrina, Willy, Maria (Diny) Velden van der, Helmond († 2020)
• Johannes Fredericus Hoogervorst, Lisse († 2020)
• Erik Elisabeth Emiel Fermont, Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands († 2010)
• Johanna Petronella Juliette Hopmans, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Aloysius Bruyneel (76), Temse
• Aleida Rudolfine Nijhuis (51), Utrecht
• Adrianus van der Ploeg (77), Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aalbert Kelderman (80), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje van de Pol (52), Baarn
• Anna Marianne Heidemann, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• ANNA WILHELMINA HENDRIKA LEMCKERT (85), LOOSDUINEN (GEMEENTE'S-GRAVENHAGE)
• Adrianus Servatius Coppens (44), Eindhoven, Nederland
• Anna Wilhelmina Hendrika Lemckert (85), Loosduinen ('s-Gravenhage)
• Anna Adriana Bertens (65), Tilburg

• 1938 » John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
• 1938 » Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations († 2018)
• 1938 » Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
• 1939 » John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic
• 1939 » Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator († 2004)
• 1940 » John Havlicek, American basketball player († 2019)
• 1941 » J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger
• 1941 » Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
• 1942 » Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics († 2006)

• 1919 » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
• 1920 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
• 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
• 1936 » Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
• 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
• 1947 » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
• 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Robert
10. Adrianus
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. Annie
13. Jacoba
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.
• February 28 » Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
• 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.
• June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
• August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.
• August 15 » An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiserElli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
• October 7 » World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.

The temperature on April 8, 1940 was between 2.8 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.