Timeline Tuesday 30 January 1940

Events on Tuesday 30 January 1940 1

• 1940 6th Elfstedentocht — Pact of Dokkum Shared victory: Adema, Van der Duim, Jongert, Keijzer, Westra Held on 30 January 1940 with over 3,000 competitors. Five skaters — Auke Adema, Durk van der Duim, Cor Jongert, Piet Keijzer and Sjouke Westra — conspired in Dokkum to cross the finish line together. This Pact of Dokkum caused such controversy that shared finishes were again strictly forbidden. The race took place just months before the German invasion of the Netherlands.