• Lea Halberstadt, Amsterdam (NL) († 1943)
• John Corbett Hall, Floyd, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Jacob Cornelius (Jake) KOENS, Den Haag Zuid-Holland Netherlands († 2013)
• Izaäk OVERWEEL († 2015)
• Judith Ann Sursely, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 1978)
• 'n Levenloos geboren kind van van der Haven, Ter Aar († 1940)
• Hartog Wallage, Musselkanaal (NL) († 1941)
• Bernhard Muijen, Utrecht († 2019)
• Machteld Maria Schmitz, Bilthoven, Utr, Nederland († 2019)
• Felicitas Marianna Judith van Leeuwen, Rotterdam († 2018)

• Anna Seinen (86), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arie Bal (86), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Arie van der Plas (80), Katwijk
• Adrianus Waltherus Nuijten (68), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arentje Johannes van der Wal (73), Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Carolus Ludovicus De Fraeye (35), Oostende
• Annigje Adriana Korstiana Brandwijk (40), Sliedrecht
• Annigje Adriana Korstiana Brandwijck (40), Sliedrecht
• Rentzenbrink (0), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Kiewiet (0)

• 1938 » Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host († 2018)
• 1938 » Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
• 1938 » Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
• 1939 » Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach
• 1939 » Guitar Shorty, American singer and guitarist
• 1940 » Jack Prelutsky, American author and poet
• 1940 » Jerzy Robert Nowak, Polish historian and journalist
• 1940 » Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader
• 1941 » Bernie Sanders, American politician
• 1942 » Sal Valentino, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
• 1944 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 1954 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman († 1904)

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

• 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.
• March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
• 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 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.
• June 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
• July 11 » World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
• August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.

The temperature on September 8, 1940 was between 10.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.