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• Carole Dutmer, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
• Jacob Hulst, Elburg († 1990)
• Anna Amalia Poelman, Emmen († 1941)
• Charlotte Kay Lacina, Tama, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2018)
• Anna Amalia Poelman(n), Emmen († 1941)
• Edward Harold Gornto, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1990)
• Irene Thecla Louise Rive, 's Gravenhage († 1955)
• Antje van Reken († 2020)
• Arie van der Glind († 1998)
• Agnes Elisabeth Catharina Maria van Horen, Eindhoven († 1995)

• Arent Jan TE GROTENHUIS (82), Sioux County, Iowa (VS)
• Arendje Dirksdochter van Toledo (90), Oostvoorne
• Ardina Anna Strijdhorst (93), Doorn
• Anna Margaretha de Ruiter (22), Ljouwert, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Hillebrink (78), Rheden
• Abel Eildert Lemminga (59), Veendam (Groningen)
• Anthonij Kooman (46), Middelburg
• Arendina Anna Strijdhorst (93), Doorn
• Antje Holthof (43), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Arie Schippers (77), Rotterdam

• 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.
• February 9 » World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
• April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
• April 16 » World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
• April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
• September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
• November 25 » HMSBarham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.

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.