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• Hendriktje Tiggelaar, Scheemda († 1944)
• Herman Marinus Buitenhuis († 2009)
• Gerrit de Boer, Nieuwleusen, 7711, Netherlands († 1981)
• Cornelis de Mik († 2012)
• Hendrikje Oldenhuis, Schoonebeek († 2003)
• cornelia joosten, arnhem († 1967)
• Catherine Mary Burney, Boston MA, V.S († 1990)
• Hermina Lidwina Asbreuk, Almelo, 7601, Nederland († 1997)
• Alie Tibben, Dedemsvaart († 2021)
• Bertus Lahuis, Gees († 1999)

• Albert Peters 9 (84)
• (Stillborn) VEGTER (0), Wildervank (Veendam) Groningen Netherlands
• Abraham Hemmers (32), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Boele Postma (82), Wolvega (Westellingwerf. Fr)
• Adrianus van Gelder (77), Beneden Leeuwen
• Allegonda Gerritsd Laagland (72), Bolsward, fr.nld
• Albert Thomas Wales (78), Young, NSW, Australia
• Anna Elisabeth Duchateau (50), Maastricht
• Adrianus van Gelder (77), Leeuwen
• Agnes Geertruida Burgers (65), Tiel

• 1939 » Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia († 2013)
• 1939 » Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 » Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player († 2020)
• 1942 » Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer († 1999)
• 1943 » Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
• 1944 » Eddy Ottoz, Italian hurdler and coach
• 1944 » Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator
• 1944 » Thomas Burns, British bishop
• 1945 » Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
• 1945 » Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network

• 1921 » Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (b. 1879)
• 1924 » Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian lawyer and author (b. 1883)
• 1928 » Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1864)
• 1933 » William Muldoon, American wrestler (b. 1852)
• 1938 » John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Edmond Decottignies, French weightlifter (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Nâzım Hikmet Ran, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1902)
• 1963 » Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
• 1964 » Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (b. 1887)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Wilhelmus
10. Jacobus
11. Robert
12. Adrianus
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. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
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.
• April 5 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMSCornwall and HMSDorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
• June 21 » World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland.
• August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
• August 23 » World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
• September 12 » World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Japanese troops.
• October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.

The temperature on June 3, 1942 was between 6.6 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.