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• Geertje Koekoek, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1940)
• Adrina, Willy, Maria (Diny) Velden van der, Helmond († 2020)
• Everdien Everharda van Bergen, Groningen († 1988)
• Everdien Everharda (Dien) VAN BERGEN, Groningen († 1988)
• Alie Wilpshaar († 2019)
• Denise Beeckaert, Staden († 2012)
• Bertha Maria Johanna van Velzen, Amsterdam, NH. NL († 1989)
• Johannes Adrianus Steenbakkers, Schijndel († 2020)
• André Renée Marcel Johan KAUWENBERGHS, den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Johannes Hubertus SPRONCK, Heerlen († 2007)

• Angélique Pinel dit LaFrance (75), Lac aux Saumon, Matapedia, Québec, Canada, Canada
• Anna Maria Verberne (77), Amsterdam
• Anna Adriana Bertens (65), Tilburg
• Anna van Adrichem (69), Delft
• Alfredo Cesário Faria Alvim (59)
• Adriana Marie Bertens (65), Tilburg, Nederland
• Angeniesje Maria Smeets (6), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Wilhelmina Hendrika Lemckert LEMCKERT (85), Loosduinen
• Alida Maria van der Schouw (48), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aalbert Kelderman (81), Otterlo (Gelderland)

• 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)

• 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 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 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
• May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
• November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

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.