About the day » Thursday June 13, 1940Calender converter

• Bontje Keuter, Urk († 2018)
• Alida Schuiling († 2007)
• Glenn Edward Koester, Norfolk, Norfolk Independent City, Virginia († 2008)
• Ernest Adolph Ringle, Sanborn, Redwood Co., MN († 1970)
• André Hubert Soomers, Rotterdam († 2014)
• Cornelis Laurentius Wijnands, Noordwijkerhout († 2012)
• Jacob Mijnsbergen, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland († 2006)
• Anton Oosterhuis, Okkenbroek († 2006)
• Bontje Keuter († 2018)
• Frans VAN EXEM, Merkem († 2009)

• Antonia Norberta Vrinds (72), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg
• Arend Pronk (64), Gemeente Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonia Norberta Vrinds (72), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Leonardus van Ommen (62), Gulpen, Nederland
• Antoine van der Straaten Ponthoz (30), Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, F
• Clara Petronella Henriette Kist (65), ‘s-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Daniel Gerardus van der Kroef (64), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Caroline Sophia PEDLEY (78), Earl wood, New South Wales, Australia
• Cornelis Dullemond (73), Hekendorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Gerardus Jansen (86), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1937 » Andreas Whittam Smith, English journalist and publisher, co-founded The Independent
• 1937 » Eleanor Holmes Norton, American lawyer and politician
• 1937 » Erich Ribbeck, German footballer and manager
• 1940 » Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer († 2017)
• 1940 » Dallas Long, American shot putter and physician
• 1941 » Marcel Lachemann, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1941 » Marv Tarplin, American guitarist and songwriter († 2011)
• 1941 » Serge Lemoyne, Canadian painter († 1998)
• 1942 » Yiannis Boutaris, Greek businessman and politician, Mayor of Thessaloniki
• 1943 » Harry Collins, English sociologist, author, and academic

• 1917 » Louis-Philippe Hébert, Canadian sculptor (b. 1850)
• 1918 » Michael Alexandrovich, Russian Grand Duke (b. 1878)
• 1930 » Henry Segrave, American-English racing driver (b. 1896)
• 1931 » Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1851)
• 1939 » Arthur Coningham, Australian cricketer (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (b. 1908)
• 1948 » Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (b. 1909)
• 1951 » Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Irving Baxter, American high jumper and pole vaulter (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Edwin Keppel Bennett, English poet and academic (b. 1887)

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. Margaretha
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• 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 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
• April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
• May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
• September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
• September 29 » Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.
• 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 June 13, 1940 was between 12.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 22.4 mm of rain during 18.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.