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• Edward Kenneth Stokes [McWkRbWd 8 PmcObBu]M c2, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina († 2012)
• Dirk van Diest, Ermelo († 2006)
• Baudouin Charles Victor Marie Ghislain CARDON de LICHTBUER, Destelbergen, 9070, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 2021)
• Irene Francis Dicey († 2015)
• Cornelis Waltherus Embregts, Gilze en Rijen († 1941)
• Ellen Winifred (Ginger) ROWE († 2007)
• henricus josephus boeijen, oss († 1981)
• Aagle (Ada) Bakker, Wormerveer († 2018)
• Arendina Brakel († 2010)
• Hedwig Alice Suyderhoud, Poerwakarta

• Carst Wietzes van der Veen (89), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Timmerman (0), Borne, 7620, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Kroonen (76), Tilburg
• Augustinus Cornelis Doomernik (77), Vught
• Angenita Alleblas (74), Dordrecht
• Aaltje Pieterdr Blaauboer (87), Anna Paulowna
• Adriana Geertruida Antonia Raijmaakers (26), Den Helder
• Aalt van Olst, Nunspeet
• Adriaan-Jan De Veirman (42), Gent (BE)
• Ann Jane HUGHES * (77)

• 1939 » Allen Fox, American tennis player and coach
• 1940 » A. J. Quinnell, English-Maltese author († 2005)
• 1940 » Clint Warwick, English bass player († 2004)
• 1940 » Judy Amoore, Australian runner
• 1940 » Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
• 1941 » Denys Arcand, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1941 » John Albert Raven, Scottish academic and ecologist
• 1942 » Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright
• 1942 » Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and politician
• 1942 » Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager

• 1937 » Colin Clive, British actor (b. 1900)
• 1939 » Richard Seaman, English race car driver (b. 1913)
• 1943 » Arthur Goldstein, German Jewish left-wing activist (c. 1887)
• 1944 » Dénes Berinkey, Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1871)
• 1944 » Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer and actress (b. 1906)
• 1947 » Jimmy Doyle, American boxer (b. 1924)
• 1948 » William C. Lee, American general (b. 1895)
• 1949 » Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
• 1949 » James Steen, American water polo player (b. 1876)
• 1950 » Maurice O'Sullivan, Irish police officer and author (b. 1904)

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. Margaretha
14. Jacoba
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.
• February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
• June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
• June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
• July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
• October 28 » Second World War: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

The temperature on June 25, 1940 was between 11.4 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.