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Born on Wednesday September 4, 1940
- Bertil Eduard Wertheim, Veendam († 1943)
- Bloeme Porcelijn, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Bertil Eduard Wertheim, Veendam († 1943)
- Geerard Ype van der Meer, Schiedam († 2005)
- François Johannes de Vet, Rotterdam († 2007)
- Geesje Hoekman, Odoornerveen, Odoorn († 2021)
- Harvey J. Bruxvoort, of Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, United States († 1993)
- Eduard Adrianus Louis Oelbers, Amsterdam († 2014)
- Hendrika Woutera Wilhelmina Schoots, Tiel († 2010)
- Jacob (Jaap) Gerrits, Havelterberg († 2021)
Died on Wednesday September 4, 1940
- Anna Maria Klerks (79), Drunen
- Aaltje Boerdam (82), Vlaardinger-Ambacht
- Anna Maria Klerks (79), Drunen
- Adriana Verbunt (47), Riethoven (gemeente Bergeijk)
- Abraham Maasbommel (60), Poortugaal
- Adrianus Kaptein (86), Akersloot
- Carol Jean van Hauen (0), Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa
- Catharina de Vaan (72), Tilburg
- Arie Kaptein (86), Akersloot, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Rijkeboer (24), Meppel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 4, 1940 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe provinciale Groninger courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Eindhovensche en Meierijsche courant : dagblad voor Eindhoven en Noordbrabant
Born on September 4
- 1937 » Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician
- 1937 » Gene Ludwig, American organist and composer († 2010)
- 1939 » Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer and referee († 2005)
- 1941 » Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1941 » Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic
- 1941 » Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
- 1941 » Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- 1942 » Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- 1942 » Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer
- 1942 » Raymond Floyd, American golfer
Died on September 4
- 1907 » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
- 1909 » Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
- 1911 » John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (b. 1854)
- 1914 » Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (b. 1873)
- 1940 » George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
- 1944 » Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
- 1963 » Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
- 1965 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
- 1974 » Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
- 1974 » Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Names that were popular for boys in 1940
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1940
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1940
- 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").
- July 11 » World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
- August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
- September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
- October 15 » President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.
- October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
The weather on Wednesday September 4, 1940
The temperature on September 4, 1940 was between 9.7 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI