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• Anna Catharina Oskam, Vlaardingen († 2012)
• Johanna Christina (Nono) BELTMAN, Deventer Overijssel Netherlands († 1996)
• catharina elisa johanna (rinie) peeters, helden-beringe
• Egbert Schoon († 1993)
• Jannie Dirkje de Koster († 1992)
• Elly Hilda Aalbers, Utrecht († 2009)
• Johanna Maria Theresia Anink, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• John Lee Bullard, North Carolina († 1977)
• Jeen Schouwstra († 1987)
• Hillegonda Neeltje de Heer († 2012)

• Albertus Heijink (87), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bastiaan Sebastianus Kranendonk (79), Paasloo (Oldemarkt)
• Bernard "Rudolf" "Köken Roulf" Suelmann Lindloh - Emmer Compascuum (80), Munsterscheveld, Nederland
• Antonia Van der Westen (81), Breda
• Albertus Heijink (87), Arnhem
• Bastiaan (Sebastianus) Kranendonk (79), Oldemarkt, 8375, Nederland
• "Marguerite" Savina Charlotte Marie Jeanne Guislaine de Villers du Fourneau (39), Louvain, Belgique
• Anna Maria Buuron (86), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Egbert Kielman (58), Groningen
• Alida Kunneman (75), Utrecht

• 1939 » Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter († 2014)
• 1940 » Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager
• 1940 » Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer († 1969)
• 1940 » Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster († 2018)
• 1941 » Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
• 1941 » John Strasberg, American actor and teacher
• 1942 » Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper († 1999)
• 1942 » Frew McMillan, South African tennis player
• 1942 » Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper
• 1942 » Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States

• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 1940 » Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Hector Guimard, French Architect (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Georgios Siantos, Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890)
• 1947 » Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1949 » Damaskinos of Athens, Greek archbishop and politician, 137th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (b. 1881)

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. Catharina
10. Petronella
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 17 » Franco-Thai War: Vichy French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.
• January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
• March 15 » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
• May 6 » At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
• June 2 » World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos.
• October 11 » Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.

The temperature on May 20, 1941 was between 3.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.