About the day » Monday June 24, 1940Calender converter

• Gibbs Morgan Smith, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America († 2017)
• Johanna Maria Wilhelmina Klein Nagelvoort († 2009)
• Elizabeth Ann - Beth Linnemann († 2007)
• Cornelis Sjoerd (Kees) Baas, Batavia (Ned. Ind.) († 2019)
• Ann Slater († 1999)
• Anne-Marie Eveillard, Bordeaux († 2013)
• Arnolda Elisabeth van der Ploeg, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2006)
• Geertrudes Colina Smit, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2023)
• Marcel Richard Hillebrandt, Djember († 2009)
• Alphonsina Catharina VANGENEUGDEN, Genk (Limburg) (B) († 2008)

• Cornelia PUT (78), Ridderkerk
• Cathartina Anna Maria Haver (84), Amsterdam
• Hermina Hendrika Pelgrim (75), Voorst
• Cornelis Johannes Bloks (84), Zwolle
• Adolf Jakob (21), Giessen, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
• David Lee Free (68), Big Springs Howard Cty TX
• Catharina Nijs (79), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Amalia Franken (57), Amsterdam
• Albert Lefers (75), Almelo
• Christina Johanna Schopman (23), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1938 » Abulfaz Elchibey, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president († 2000)
• 1938 » Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player († 1992)
• 1938 » Lawrence Block, American author
• 1939 » Brigitte Fontaine, French singer
• 1940 » Ian Ross, Australian newsreader († 2014)
• 1940 » Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
• 1941 » Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer
• 1941 » Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author
• 1942 » Arthur Brown, English rock singer-songwriter

• 1922 » Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1947 » Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
• 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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. Annie
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 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
• March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
• April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
• 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 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
• 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 24, 1940 was between 10.7 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.