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Born on Saturday August 24, 1940
- Gerard Kerremans († 2013)
- Lucas Rikkert ( Luke) Lugtigheid, Amsterdam († 1995)
- Betty Kay Wildeboer († 1940)
- Franciscus Jozef SMITHUIS, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1940)
- Larry Allen Shafer, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
- Doodgeboren kind Martens, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1940)
- Jitske Molenaar, Buitenzorg (Bogor, Indonesië)
- Hendrik Snippe († 2005)
- Jeanette Loucks, Dale County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
- Bastiana POL, van der, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
Died on Saturday August 24, 1940
- Adriana Prins (72), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alkina Elsina Veltman (55), Delfzijl (gem. Eemsdelta)
- Adrianus Magielse (79), Fijnaart H
- Albert Edward Harrison (59)
- Arend Hagenouw (70)
- Arend Jorden Goossen baron van Lawick (42), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
- Antoon Linterman (84), Velp (Rheden), Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus Jacobus Souterikx (69), Geertruidenberg
- Adriana Prins (72), Schiedam
- Anna Petronella Malefijt (91), Haarlemmermeer
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 24, 1940 at Delpher
- De weg : nationaal weekblad / Nationaal Front
- Veritas : katholiek 14-daagsch blad voor Maastricht
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe provinciale Groninger courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
Born on August 24
- 1937 » Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician († 1998)
- 1938 » David Freiberg, American singer and bass player
- 1938 » Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
- 1940 » Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician († 2014)
- 1940 » Keith Savage, English rugby player
- 1940 » Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute
- 1941 » Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
- 1942 » Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer († 1988)
- 1942 » Max Cleland, American captain and politician
- 1942 » Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman
Died on August 24
- 1923 » Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
- 1932 » Kate M. Gordon, American activist (b. 1861)
- 1939 » Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (b. 1874)
- 1940 » Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (b. 1860)
- 1943 » Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
- 1943 » Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)
- 1946 » James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)
- 1954 » Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (b. 1882)
- 1956 » Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1940
- 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 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
- May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
- May 10 » World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.
- May 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
- September 14 » Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing.
- November 8 » Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
The weather on Saturday August 24, 1940
The temperature on August 24, 1940 was between 8.5 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI