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• Bernardus Henricus Adrianus (Ben) van den Hout, Tilburg, Nederland († 1999)
• Henry Robert Eenigenburg, Griffith, Lake Country, Indiana, VS († 2006)
• Johanna Hendrika Christina Van Der Meer, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1964)
• Heintje Kool, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1943)
• Harmke Veltman, Bennebroek († 2013)
• Geertruida van Dalen, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Jacob van Boven, Oldebroek († 2005)
• Jodene Ann Hass, Rock Rapids, Lynn County, Iowa († 2011)
• Geessien Ritsma, Paterswolde († 1958)
• Jacob van Boven, Oldebroek, Nederland († 2005)

• Andries Johannes Kagenaar (68), Baarn
• Amerentia POT (43), Epe
• Agenor Silveira Corrêa (43), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
• Anna Maria Moors (62), Roermond
• Anna Maria Roeven (57), Blerick
• Anna Petronella Martinot (58), Rotterdam
• Aleida Francisca Wolf (37), Oud-Valkenburg
• Andries Johannes Kagenaar (68), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Petronella Martinot (58), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Olsman (84), Baalder, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1938 » Dave Harper, English footballer († 2013)
• 1938 » Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2018)
• 1939 » Fikret Abdić, Bosnian economist and politician
• 1939 » Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer († 2001)
• 1939 » Larry Linville, American actor († 2000)
• 1939 » Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician, 2nd First Minister of Wales († 2017)
• 1940 » Brute Force, American singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Carlos Morales Troncoso, Dominican politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic († 2014)
• 1941 » David Steele, English cricketer
• 1942 » Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist

• 1925 » Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1851)
• 1927 » Arthur Achleitner, German journalist and author (b. 1858)
• 1927 » Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1928 » John Devoy, Irish-American Fenian rebel leader (b. 1842)
• 1930 » Ilya Repin, Ukrainian-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1844)
• 1937 » Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist (b. 1877)
• 1937 » Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
• 1951 » Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
• 1952 » John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)

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. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Annie
13. Jacoba
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.
• May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
• June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
• June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
• October 7 » World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
• November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.

The temperature on September 29, 1940 was between 3.9 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.