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• Hilligje Vinke, Amsterdam Nhl. NL († 1941)
• Leo Augustinus Maria Winters, 's-Heerenberg, Nederland († 1947)
• Antonius Franciscus Aloysius (Antoon) Schneider, Delden, 7491, Nederland († 1974)
• Donald Thomas Virts, Leesburg († 2008)
• Arend van Heinsberg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Cornelis Hubertus Clements Adriaan van Groezen († 1997)
• Antonius L.C. van der Weegen, Tilburg (Noord-Brabant) († 1994)
• Annie FOKKENS, Naarden († 1998)
• Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Scaramella, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Ellen Memmelaar, Fair Lawn, Verenigde Staten († 2000)

• Anna Maijer (67)
• Carolina Wilhelmina (Lien) Mac Gillavry (78), Djokjakarta
• Catharinus van Alfen (68), Renkum (Gelderland)
• Augustinus Johannes Cornelis van Oorschot (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina van Hoof (73), Zevenbergen
• Aagje Zut (75), Harenkarspel
• Ada Matilda Ashworth (78), Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Aagtje Zut (75), Harenkarspel, Nederland
• Carolina Wilhelmina Mac Gillavry (78), Yogyakarta, v/m Ned.Oost-Indie, Indonesia
• Anna Maria van Wijk (74), Schalkwijk, Utrecht, NL

• 1938 » Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist († 2017)
• 1938 » Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic
• 1938 » Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada
• 1939 » John Kingman, English mathematician and academic
• 1940 » Roger Pingeon, French cyclist († 2017)
• 1940 » William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
• 1941 » John Stanley Marshall, English drummer
• 1941 » Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
• 1941 » Paul Plishka, American opera singer
• 1941 » Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach

• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)
• 1959 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
• 1965 » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
• 1971 » Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)

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.
• April 23 » The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
• May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
• June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
• September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
• November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
• November 16 » World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.

The temperature on August 28, 1940 was between 5.9 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.