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• Egbert Struiksma († 1991)
• Eduardo Miguel Acero, Jim Wells County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1991)
• Christian AMERYCKX († 2006)
• James Earle Stevenson Jr. [Rb ||] († 1960)
• Martha June Hubbeling, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa († 2011)
• Andrew Ira Haight, Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, United States († 2010)
• Antonius Johannes Gijsbertus Maria Smits, Middelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
• Dwars, Arnhem (GL) († 1940)
• Clara Roeloffina Gijsen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
• Johannes Wilhelmus van Loon, Bergen op Zoom († 1941)

• Albert Jans Kraak (61), Blesdijke, Nederland
• Antonio Muniz Sodré de Aragão (58), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Anna Barbara van Santvoort (74), Tilburg
• Augustinus Adrianus van Gerven (63), Turnhout (B)
• Aaltje ten Have (63), Elburg
• Dwars (0), Arnhem (GL)
• Aaltje ten Have (63), Elburg
• Arendje van der Kooij (47), Pijnacker
• Arentje van der Kooij (47), Pijnacker, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Andries Herman Veeneman (58), Apeldoorn

• 1938 » Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator († 2020)
• 1938 » Giles Havergal, Scottish actor, director, and playwright
• 1938 » Jeremy Hardie, English economist and businessman
• 1939 » Charles Webb, American author
• 1939 » David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
• 1939 » Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1939 » Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic
• 1939 » Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
• 1940 » André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
• 1941 » Jon Lord, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player († 2012)

• 1927 » Victoria Woodhull, American activist for women's rights (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Louis Bennison, American stage and silent film actor (b. 1884)
• 1929 » Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (b. 1889)
• 1942 » František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
• 1952 » Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)
• 1953 » Ernest Graves, Sr., American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (b. 1888)
• 1956 » Ferdinand Jodl, German general (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Hans Bergsland, Norwegian fencer (b. 1878)
• 1956 » Thomas Hicks, Australian tennis player (b. 1869)

• 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 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
• May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
• May 28 » World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
• June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
• August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
• September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.

The temperature on June 9, 1940 was between 7.7 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.