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• Cornelis Anthonius Maria (Cor) Kerklaan, Pijnacker, Nederland († 2018)
• Gerda Johanna van KERKVOORT, Voorschoten († 2019)
• Jacques Bas, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Annemarie Beb Roswitha Zandbergen († 2014)
• Egbert Meijer († 2022)
• Jan Scheffer, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1995)
• Irene Brigitte (Ireen) Eduardsd. van Aalst, Soerabaja Indonesia († 2009)
• Jan Kaspers, Utrecht († 2019)
• Grietje Hopman († 2003)
• Jantienus Veen, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)

• Adriana de Raadt (91), Gouda
• Anna Roelofs Otter (63), De Krim
• Aloisia Joanna Maria Rientjes (59), Nijmegen
• Agnes Elizabeth Driessen (69), Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
• Aagje Cornelis Wijker (70), Amsterdam, prov. Noord Holland
• Anna Roelofs Otter (63), De Krim
• Abel Nephi Casto (83), Salina, Sevier County, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Otter (63), Gramsbergen
• Albert van Dalen (76), Nijeholtpade, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anthonius Casper Sudmeijer (40), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1941 » David M. Kennedy, American historian and author
• 1941 » Estelle Bennett, American singer († 2009)
• 1941 » George Clinton, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1941 » Vaughn Bodē, American illustrator († 1975)
• 1942 » Les Johns, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1942 » Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, English-Australian politician († 2012)
• 1942 » Peter Habeler, Austrian mountaineer and skier
• 1943 » Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1943 » Kay Bailey Hutchison, American lawyer and politician
• 1943 » Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist († 2014)

• 1932 » Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and author (b. 1853)
• 1932 » Flo Ziegfeld, American actor and producer (b. 1867)
• 1932 » J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (b. 1858)
• 1932 » Reginald Fessenden, Canadian inventor and academic (b. 1866)
• 1934 » John Dillinger, American gangster (b. 1903)
• 1937 » Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1891)
• 1940 » Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (b. 1877)
• 1940 » George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1909)
• 1950 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)

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.
• January 25 » World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
• May 7 » World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
• August 7 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
• August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
• September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
• November 4 » World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.

The temperature on July 22, 1942 was between 12.6 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.