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• Geerlof Johannes Kamphorst, 's-Gravenhage († 1995)
• Pereboom († 1940)
• Antonius Leonardus Franciscus Jagers, Grave, Nederland († 1986)
• Herman Spijkers († 2007)
• Douwe Lieuwes Buma, Amsterdam, gem. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1993)
• Gerrit Hendrikus (Ger) Boogmans, Rotterdam († 2021)
• Adrien Arthur CASTELEYN, Koksijde († 2018)
• catharina mechtildis jacoba van ool, helden-grashoek
• Hendrik Frans den Hartogh, Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Germaine Nollet, Wervik, West-Vlaanderen (B) († 2011)

• Adriana Leurs (74), Banda Neira, Indonesië
• Aleida Boland (51), Gendringen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Abel Elie STAMPER (36), Poperinge
• Antonius Johannes Joseph Hermens (29), Sittard
• "Louis" Marie Joseph de Chevigné (70), Nielles-les-Ardres, Pas-de-Calais, France
• Adrianus de Vette (71), Maasland, ZH, Nederland
• Abel-Elie Stamper (36), Poperinge, Belgium
• Adrianus Provilij (84), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Snoek (93), Volendam, Nederland
• Aafke Raukema (74), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland

• 1937 » Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer, and British politician
• 1937 » Rick Mather, American-English architect († 2013)
• 1938 » Billie Letts, American author and educator († 2014)
• 1939 » Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
• 1939 » Michael J. Pollard, American actor († 2019)
• 1939 » Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
• 1940 » Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 1940 » Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian cricket administrator († 2015)
• 1942 » Carole Stone, English journalist and author
• 1942 » John Gladwin, English bishop

• 1926 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
• 1939 » Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)
• 1941 » Prajadhipok, Thai king (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910)
• 1947 » Georg von Trapp, Austrian captain (b. 1880)
• 1948 » József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
• 1949 » Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French cardinal (b. 1874)
• 1951 » Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (b. 1886)
• 1953 » Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)

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.
• June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
• June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
• August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
• September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
• September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
• November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

The temperature on May 30, 1940 was between 10.4 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.