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• Eugen Welke, Iserlohn (Duitsland) († 1993)
• Mary Agnes TULIO, Bethlehem No, Pennsylvania († 2007)
• John Louis "Jack" Saveleski († 1998)
• Hendrik Anthonie (Henkie) DEUNHOUWER, Den Haag († 1941)
• Berendina Langenberg, Enschede († 1997)
• Arie van den Berg, Jaarsveld († 1993)
• Franciscus Henri Catharina Maria (Harry) Hermans, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands († 1968)
• Alfons Van Rulo, Herentals,, Antwerpen, België († 2014)
• Joan Catherine CONLEY, Peoria City Township, Peoria County, Illinois (USA) († 2021)
• Martinus Maria Schaefers, Amsterdam,Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Nederland

• Agnes Margaret Farrell (43), Greenhill, Ballygawley, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
• Abraham Manni (69), Vlissingen
• Adrianus Water van de (75), Gouda
• Anna Engelina Soelman (Suelmann) (75), Horsten, Musselkanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Everardus Brunst (48), Hilversum
• Adriana Bolk (78), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje van Donkersgoed (15), Apeldoorn
• Anna Engelina Suelmann Soelman Zoelman (75), Horsten Musselkanaal, Groningen, Netherlands
• Antje Sytses Wielstra (76), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van de Mortel (86), Weert

• 1939 » John Kingman, English mathematician and academic
• 1940 » Roger Pingeon, French cyclist († 2017)
• 1940 » William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
• 1941 » John Stanley Marshall, English drummer
• 1941 » Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
• 1941 » Paul Plishka, American opera singer
• 1941 » Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach
• 1942 » Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
• 1942 » Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist († 1995)
• 1942 » Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic

• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)
• 1959 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
• 1965 » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
• 1971 » Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)

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 9 » World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
• January 29 » Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
• April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
• May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
• September 17 » World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
• October 20 » World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.

The temperature on August 28, 1941 was between 10.2 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.