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• Jan Peters, Nederland († 1995)
• Geertruida Cornelia Maria Pennings, De Zilk, Noordwijkerhout († 2017)
• Evert Jan van Asselt, Nijkerk († 2007)
• Hendrik Jan Schonewille, Vroomshoop, den Ham, Overijssel, Nederland († 2004)
• Bernardus Antonius Maria (Ben) Geerts, Tilburg, Nederland († 2010)
• Charles William Reif, Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1990)
• J. Attema († 2011)
• Antje van der Heide, opende, 9865, Nederland († 1942)
• Evert Jan van Asselt, Nijkerk († 2007)
• Hendrika Cornelia Kleijs, Wieringen († 2006)

• Alberdina Wams (23), Son en Beugel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert van der Kamp (78), Sully, Jasper County, Iowa
• Cornelis Nicolaas van Keulen (3), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Henderika Nijkamp (66), Hoogeveen
• Anthonius Goemans (72), Hillegom
• Anna Fredrica Karreman (48), Leiden
• Antonius Goemans (72), Hillegom
• Baukje Lammerts Sipkema (60), Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
• Anthonius Goemans (72), Hillegom, Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Christiaan Dassen (33), Maastricht (Maastricht) (Limburg)

• 1939 » Joe Pitts, American captain and politician
• 1940 » Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician († 2010)
• 1941 » Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist († 1995)
• 1941 » Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1942 » Janis Hansen, American singer and author († 2017)
• 1942 » Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania († 2013)
• 1943 » Frederick Barthelme, American novelist and short story writer
• 1945 » Christopher Hill, English bishop
• 1945 » Headman Shabalala, South African bass singer († 1991)
• 1945 » Vanburn Holder, Barbadian cricketer

• 1922 » Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek physician and author (b. 1866)
• 1927 » August Kitzberg, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1855)
• 1927 » Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (b. 1874)
• 1930 » Adolf Engler, German botanist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1935 » Gustave Loiseau, French painter (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Ted Horn, American race car driver (b. 1910)
• 1949 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)
• 1957 » Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)

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

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

• 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 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 9.0 million citizens.
• February 10 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army capture Banjarmasin, capital of Borneo in Dutch East Indies.
• February 19 » World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.
• April 23 » World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
• August 8 » Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
• September 3 » World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
• October 1 » World War II: USSGrouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.

The temperature on October 10, 1942 was between 10.5 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.