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• Marijn Schuurbiers, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2020)
• Adrie G.A. Langenhuijsen († 2007)
• Alida, Johanna, Alie Bijker († 1975)
• Arie Rietvink, Noordwijkerhout († 1988)
• Ido de Jonge, Texel († 2011)
• Catharina Maertzdorff, groenlo († 2020)
• Antje Fortuin, Blija, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2001)
• Cornelis Johannes Maria van Remunt, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
• Elizabeth Jansen, Enschede, Overijssel, NL († 2004)
• Judith Ann Veld, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan († 2010)

• Aaltje Koorn (67), Amsterdam
• Abraham Waterman (2), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Abraham Cohen (1), Auschwitz,Concentratiekamp,Polen
• Alida Enklaar (68), Renkum
• Adrianus Johannes KOSTER (39), Rensburg
• Alexander Waterman (13)
• Alida Schnitzler (7), Auschwitz, Krakow, Poland
• abraham moscou (32), auschwitz
• Antje van Nieuwkoop (76), Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Springer (31), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland

• 1940 » Jill St. John, American model and actress
• 1940 » Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer
• 1941 » Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician († 2009)
• 1942 » Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician († 2015)
• 1943 » Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer
• 1943 » Don Fardon, English pop singer
• 1943 » Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player
• 1944 » Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet
• 1944 » Jack Canfield, American author

• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
• 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
• 1936 » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
• 1945 » Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
• 1954 » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
• 1957 » David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)

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. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Helena

• 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 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
• February 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
• April 17 » French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
• April 18 » Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
• August 15 » World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SSOhio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.
• September 21 » The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska.

The temperature on August 19, 1942 was between 16.4 °C and 27.9 °C and averaged 20.4 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.