About the day » Tuesday June 4, 1940Calender converter

• Jaap van der Meer († 2022)
• Baldur Schindler, Ennetach, Mengen, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland († 2023)
• Johannes Gerardus Deuling, Laudermarke TerApel († 2024)
• Fritz Scheumann († 2016)
• Grietje Huigen († 2019)
• Cornelis Hendrikus Post, Delft († 2013)
• Jean THEWISSEN, Hoeselt (Limburg) (B) († 1987)
• Anthonius Marinus Veelenturf, Leidschendam, ZH, Nederland († 1982)
• Claude Marie Jacques du ROY de BLIQUY, Cancale, 35049, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne, France († 1985)
• Jerry Richard Cloud, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States († 2007)

• Albertus Roelof Gerritsen (78), Ferwerderadeel
• Aaltje Trompetter (75), Beilen
• Anna Maria Schellen (54), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Schellen (54), Udenhout
• Berta Goldsmit (70), Groningen
• Aleida Maria Nordemeule (33), Almelo
• Antje Schuttert (65), Zwolle, Ov, The Netherlands
• Antonie Sonneveldt (61), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• "Emma" Sophie Zeller (51), GrafeneckMünsingen, Germany
• Barendina Johanna Delphina Maria VLEK (79), Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1938 » Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
• 1938 » John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba († 2016)
• 1939 » Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
• 1939 » George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• 1939 » Henri Pachard, American director and producer († 2008)
• 1939 » Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer († 2014)
• 1940 » Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
• 1941 » Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
• 1942 » Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1942 » Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer

• 1925 » Margaret Murray Washington, American Academic (b. 1865)
• 1926 » Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and coach (b. 1853)
• 1928 » Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (b. 1873)
• 1929 » Harry Frazee, American director, producer, and agent (b. 1881)
• 1931 » Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sharif and Emir of Mecca, King of the Hejaz (b. 1853/54)
• 1933 » Ahmet Haşim, Turkish poet and author (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (b. 1900)
• 1941 » Wilhelm II, German Emperor (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Reinhard Heydrich, German SS officer and politician (b. 1904)
• 1951 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874)

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.
• January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
• February 28 » Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
• 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 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
• 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.
• November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

The temperature on June 4, 1940 was between 9.2 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.