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• Arie Krijgsman, Katwijk († 2000)
• Julio Cristobal Joghems, Quilmes,a4, Argentinië
• Anna Kindt ( dood Canada ) († 2018)
• Aagje Geertruida Brouwer († 2022)
• Klaas Tjipke Zijlstra, Groningen († 2002)
• Maria Antonia Hinnen
• Cornelis Petrus Maria Luiten, Monster († 1940)
• Anne-Marie Lamens, Zaandam († 1995)
• Anna Maria Valkering, Egmond aan de Hoef († 2024)
• David Adrian Walsh, Joliet, Will, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1995)

• Blezina Verton (87), Haamstede, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Spape (40), Tilburg
• Anna Pos (69), Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
• "Antje" Veenstra (65), Gemeente Kollumerlân en Nijkrúslân, Fryslân, Nederlân
• Carel ter Schegget (55), Velp, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Kornelis Veenstra (65), Zwagerveen, Noardeast-Fryslan, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus van Eijk (69), Poortugaal, Nederland
• Kuiper (0), Farmsum, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Spape (40), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoinette Helsdingen (45), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1936 » June Jordan, American poet and educator († 2002)
• 1937 » David Hockney, English painter and photographer
• 1938 » Brian Dennehy, American actor († 2020)
• 1938 » Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor († 1985)
• 1940 » David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General († 2015)
• 1940 » Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist († 2010)
• 1941 » Mac MacLeod, English musician
• 1942 » David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician
• 1942 » Richard Roundtree, American actor
• 1943 » John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

• 1927 » John Drew, Jr., American actor (b. 1853)
• 1932 » King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)
• 1937 » Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899)
• 1938 » Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)
• 1947 » Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (b. 1865)
• 1949 » Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (b. 1874)
• 1951 » Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1894)
• 1955 » Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (b. 1881)
• 1955 » Don Beauman, English race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1959 » Ferenc Talányi, Slovene journalist and painter (b. 1883)

• 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.
• August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
• August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
• October 16 » Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
• October 28 » Second World War: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
• November 8 » Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
• November 24 » World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

The temperature on July 9, 1940 was between 8.2 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.