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• Jacob van Sabben († 1972)
• Geertje Brox, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Elisabeth Hermina Hogeback, Rotterdam († 2023)
• Herman van Uffelen († 1940)
• Albert Francois Van Drom, Tielrode,9140,Oost-Vlaanderen,BE († 2004)
• Eleonore Mathilde Leonie Noblesse, Wellen, België († 1994)
• Jan van Snippenberg, Ede († 1987)
• Hendrikus Johannes van der Zalm († 1968)
• Adriana Maria van HEEL, Hurwenen, Gelderland, Nederland
• ? KOITER, Barger,Compacuum († 1940)

• Anna Elisabeth Born (67), Amsterdam
• Debora Frank (20), Concentratiekamp Auschwitz, Polen
• Carolus Ludovicus Ringoot (71), BELSELE
• Antoinette-Julia VAN ROMPAY (51), Zaventem
• Aaltje Zuroverste (79), Kalkwijk, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland
• Class KLAVERENGA (74), Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana U.S.A
• Catharina Hakkaart (71), Dongen
• Carel August ENGELBRECHT (82), Poortugaal, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Eggink (81), beilen
• Anna Marie Bergmann (81), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, VS

• 1938 » Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator († 2012)
• 1939 » Anthony Green, English painter and academic
• 1939 » Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » Len Cariou, Canadian actor
• 1940 » Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic († 2015)
• 1940 » Dewey Martin, Canadian-American drummer († 2009)
• 1940 » Harry Jerome, Canadian sprinter († 1982)
• 1941 » Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General
• 1941 » Reine Wisell, Swedish race car driver
• 1941 » Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and educator

• 1910 » Maurice Lévy, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1838)
• 1942 » Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
• 1946 » Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1887)
• 1955 » James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)
• 1959 » Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Peter Pitseolak, Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
• 1974 » Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (b. 1915)
• 1977 » Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)

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.
• April 23 » The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
• June 3 » Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
• June 14 » Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
• June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
• July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
• November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

The temperature on September 30, 1940 was between 0.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.