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• Jan Jacob Moorlag, Mussel Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 2001)
• Everarda Zweers, Rheden († 1997)
• Freddie Ploeg, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1994)
• Henri Marie Joseph Willemse, Hillegom († 2008)
• Elisabeth Wilhelmina Bon, Wilnis († 2010)
• Judith Ann Jevning, Halstad Norm, Minnesota († 2002)
• Franciscus Gerrit Schalker, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Jacobus Therodorus Loermans, Beuningen († 1996)
• Everarda Zweers, Rheden, Nederland († 1997)
• GERRIT RUITENBEEK, NIJKERK († 2002)

• Catherine Fannie (Kate) Dawson (73), Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten
• Bartha Snoek (66), Rotterdam
• Anje van Ham (53), Obergum
• Annigje van VLISSINGEN (60), Hei-en Boeicop
• * Maria van Doorn (81), Lexmond
• Catherine Mary Heuring (84), Scott, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Aart Willems (77), Brummen
• Adriana Bouwens (58), Udenhout
• Andrea van de Water (14), Vlijmen
• Celia (Tzipporah Tsipa) Vainerovsky, Los Angeles cal

• 1937 » Eduard Streltsov, Soviet footballer († 1990)
• 1938 » Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1938 » Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General († 2016)
• 1938 » Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense († 1995)
• 1939 » Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator
• 1939 » John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1939 » Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager († 2015)
• 1943 » Edward Herrmann, American actor († 2014)
• 1943 » Fritz Glatz, Austrian race car driver († 2002)
• 1943 » Henry McCullough, Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter († 2016)

• 1932 » Bill Gleason, American baseball player (b. 1858)
• 1934 » Hubert Lyautey, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1854)
• 1938 » Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian poet and scholar (b. 1872)
• 1943 » Charley Paddock, American runner and actor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Louis Vauxcelles, French Jewish art critic (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier (b. 1907)
• 1946 » Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
• 1948 » Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 1952 » Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (b. 1856)

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.
• May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
• June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
• July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
• August 26 » Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
• October 28 » Second World War: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

The temperature on July 21, 1940 was between 11.0 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.