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• Henricus Gerardus Diks, 's-Hertogenbosch († 2009)
• Hermanus Hendrikus STEIJNTJES, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2008)
• Delano Peter Randolph Muller, Bandung (West-Java, Ned-Indië) († 2020)
• Jan Jacob ROBBEMONT, Dordrecht (NL) († 2000)
• Eduard Herman Hyacinthus Marie VAN DE MORTEL, 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2014)
• Cornelia wilhelmina Adamse († 1995)
• Denise Irma INGELBRECHT, Eernegem († 2018)
• Gerhardus Hendrikus Telgenkamp, Hengelo († 2015)
• Verwijs, Sint Philipsland († 1942)
• Henny Pampiermole († 2020)

• Anthonius Johannes van Zanten (23), Utrecht
• Alfons Frans van Drom (75), Temse
• Alida Johanna van Wijk (85), Leiden
• Albert Schaap (72), 's-Gravenhage
• Alle Leerling (61)
• Augustus Eduardus Vandekinderen (75), Aalter
• Antonia Heijster (79), Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Henrica Mathijssen (1), Amsterdam
• Antje (Anne) Krebs (79), 's-Gravenhage
• Anna Maria van den Berk (87), Gemeente Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1940 » Chet Walker, American basketball player
• 1940 » Judy Cornwell, English actress
• 1941 » Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
• 1942 » Christine Keeler, English model and dancer († 2017)
• 1943 » Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player
• 1943 » Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
• 1943 » Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma († 1960)
• 1943 » Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
• 1943 » Tom Van Arsdale, American basketball player
• 1944 » Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2017)

• 1923 » Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1852)
• 1939 » Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
• 1943 » Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
• 1944 » Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)

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.
• March 20 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
• April 3 » World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
• April 18 » Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
• October 3 » A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
• October 9 » Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
• November 19 » Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.

The temperature on February 22, 1942 was between -15.0 °C and -3.6 °C and averaged -10.5 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.