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• Christien Joseph LEPERLIER, L'Étang-Salé,97427,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE († 1994)
• Adrianus VEN, van der, Zuilichem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2008)
• Philippina Cornelia van den Ing, Kamerik († 2014)
• Esther Lillian Werkema, Zutphen, Ottawa County, Michigan (USA) († 2016)
• Gert Inge Lenander († 1967)
• Jeanne de Boeff, Dordrecht († 2006)
• Hendrik Lambers († 1993)
• Hermina Geertruida Komen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Henrika Bernardina Gerarda Baakman, Nieuwdijk (Didam), Montferland, Gelderland (NL.) († 2015)
• Paulina Maria Bonouvrie, Zeist († 2015)

• Arendje de Man (86), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Nas (64), Nijmegen
• Antje Bouwmeester (49), Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anneke Woutera de Jong (67), Beesd, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anthonius van Lier (75), Monster
• Antonius Johannes Silverius Kemper (6), Haarle (Hellendoorn)
• (74), Voorschoten
• Aalderd van VLAANDEREN (72), Echteld
• Anneke Woutera de Jong (66), BEESD (West-Betuwe), GD, NL
• Aagje Gerritje van der Kooi (13), Rotterdam

• 1938 » Romy Schneider, Austrian-French actress († 1982)
• 1939 » Henry Blofeld, English cricketer and journalist
• 1939 » Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham, English politician
• 1939 » Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1988)
• 1939 » Sonny Vaccaro, American businessman
• 1940 » Dick Thornett, Australian rugby player and water polo player († 2011)
• 1940 » Michel Temer, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th Vice President of Brazil
• 1941 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family († 1971)
• 1941 » Norma Winstone, English singer-songwriter
• 1941 » Simon Nolet, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1913 » Donato Álvarez, Argentinian general (b. 1825)
• 1917 » Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 1929 » Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat, interim president, 1911 (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)
• 1940 » Hale Holden, American businessman (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1864)
• 1944 » Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and critic (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (b. 1876)

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. 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 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
• July 20 » Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
• August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
• September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
• October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
• November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

The temperature on September 23, 1940 was between 7.5 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.