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• Hilligje Botter, Hoogeveen († 2009)
• Antonius 2 ling Rokx, Sprundel († 1983)
• Irene Thecla Louise Rive, 's Gravenhage († 1955)
• Gepke Bouthoorn, Amsterdam († 2016)
• Aderbal Freire, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil († 2023)
• Hilligje Botter, Hoogeveen nederland († 2009)
• Jannetje Roos, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Jan Folkers, Slagharen († 2005)
• Irene Thecla Louise Rive, ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands († 1955)
• Hendrikus Adrianus Wilhelmus Holierhoek, Schiedam († 1941)

• Adriana Van Bemden (77), Goes
• Ardina Anna Strijdhorst (93), Doorn
• Adrianus Hoogendoorn (68), Breukelen,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arianus van Kats (73), Benschop, Provincie Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Holthof (43), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Vos (70), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Arendina Anna Strijdhorst (93), Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Anna Margaretha Alofsen (77), Amsterdam
• Alexandrine HUTTEN CZAPSKI (86), Vevey, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland
• Anthonij Kooman (46), Middelburg

• 1940 » Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor, "Sesame Street"
• 1940 » Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
• 1940 » James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic
• 1940 » Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1940 » Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor († 1985)
• 1940 » Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1941 » Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California
• 1941 » James Traficant, American lawyer and politician († 2014)
• 1941 » John Fred, American singer-songwriter († 2005)
• 1942 » Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga

• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
• 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
• 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)
• 1945 » Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Petronella
10. Catharina
11. Helena
12. Margaretha
13. Grietje
14. Aaltje
15. Geertruida
16. Jacoba

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• January 23 » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
• March 29 » The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
• April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
• April 16 » World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
• August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
• October 30 » Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.

The temperature on May 8, 1941 was between -1.7 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.