About the day » Sunday August 4, 1940Calender converter

• Claude DELLICOUR, Ougrée, 62078, Liège, Belgique († 1940)
• Machiel ('Mike') Valstar, Schipluiden (Midden-Delfland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Gerardus Johannes Dominicus van den Belt, Zwolle († 2010)
• Geert de Jonge, Nieuw-Dordrecht Emmen Drenthe Nederland († 2021)
• Hermanus Jan IJzerman, Bussum († 2007)
• NN van der Leeden, 's-Gravenhage
• Kind van Steenis, Rotterdam (NL) († 1940)
• Jacobus Theodorus Hoogeveen, Hazerswoude († 2011)
• O'Farrell († 1940)
• David Lee Pruitt [K], Henderson County, Kentucky († 1986)

• Antje Kleinhuis (90), Eelde, NL-DR
• Arend Jan van den Pol (60)
• Benedictus Benno LEESER (58), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Sybilla Linssen (37), Sittard, Sittard-Geleen
• Albert Hoekman (74)
• Adriana Maria van Poppel (60), Gemeente Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Maria van Oers (84), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• ANDRIES TENBURG (73), ZWOLLE
• Arend Jan Kraai (72), Amsterdam
• Aike Elzes Meendering (66), Wollinghuizen, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands

• 1938 » Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic
• 1939 » Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer († 2015)
• 1939 » Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
• 1940 » Frances Stewart, English economist and academic
• 1940 » Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist († 2009)
• 1940 » Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician
• 1940 » Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter († 2004)
• 1941 » Andy Smillie, English footballer
• 1941 » Martin Jarvis, English actor
• 1941 » Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio

• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Robert
10. Adrianus
11. Petrus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Johan

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. Margaretha
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• 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.
• June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
• June 14 » Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
• June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
• July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
• September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
• November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

The temperature on August 4, 1940 was between 13.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.