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• Adrianus Heikoop, Delft († 2015)
• Abraham Bril van Kleef († 1942)
• Gerda Pas, Rijssen († 2015)
• Constantine II, King of Greece [[Ch-Wikibio]] sss, Athens, Kingdom of Greece († 2023)
• Dorothy Marie Dahle, Kensett, Worth County, Iowa († 2024)
• Elsa Torunn Arntzen, Juvika, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway († 2001)
• Charles Brousse Mitchell, Washington, D.C., Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Darrell Dean Wright, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Constantine OLDENBURG, Psychiko, Greece († 2023)
• Angela Beatrice Asprey, Shamley Green (Surrey) († 1980)

• Antoinetta Gerardina Pieternella Maria de Wit (64), Maastricht
• Annechien Roggen (54), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Arentje Rooij (63), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Adriana Martina Schoonus (9), Oisterwijk, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Johannes Heldoorn (81), Voorburg
• Annigje Scholtmeijer (76), Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Annegien Waldijk (87), Wildervank
• Anthon Sixtus Kater (60), Boskoop
• Adriaan Antoine Eduard Charles Voeten (58), Ossendrecht
• Antonia Adriana Keij (59)

• 1938 » George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge
• 1938 » Kevin Brownlow, English historian and author
• 1939 » Charles Miller, American musician († 1980)
• 1939 » John Schlee, American golfer († 2000)
• 1940 » Constantine II of Greece
• 1941 » Ünal Aysal, Turkish businessman
• 1941 » Charlie Watts, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1941 » Lou Nanne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
• 1941 » Stacy Keach, American actor
• 1942 » Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland

• 1933 » Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Bunny Berigan, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
• 1947 » John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (b. 1867)
• 1948 » Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)
• 1948 » Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)
• 1948 » Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (b. 1905)

• 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 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
• May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
• June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
• June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
• August 3 » World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.

The temperature on June 2, 1940 was between 10.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.