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• Johannes Anthonius Fens, Terheijden,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1997)
• Jacomina Irene Keuvelaar († 1986)
• Dinie Gillians, Vroomshoop († 2020)
• Cornelis Jacobus Ruigrok, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Johannes Anthonius Fens, Terheijden († 1997)
• Jane Hansen - Dyk († 2002)
• Frederika Klazina Klont, Ten Post († 1997)
• Jacob Haagsma, Sneek († 1986)
• Aafje van Egmond, Rijnsburg († 2007)
• Antonia Maria Theresia Swartjes († 1965)

• Antoon Clement Constantin Musch (76), Hilversum
• Alice Lovering (75)
• anna terkatz (73), helden-panningen
• Adriana Elisabeth de Goeij (63), Gouda
• Anna Elizabeth White (54), Bakersfield, Kern, California, Verenigde Staten
• Anje Nijbroek (20)
• Aletta Maria de Villiers (59), Pretoria,Gauteng,ZA
• Alberdina Meijerink (14), Zwolle
• Adriaan Vrijenhoek (20), Dortmund, Duitsland
• ANTONIE KNOBBEN (70), Haarle-Hellendoorn

• 1940 » Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates
• 1940 » Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer († 2007)
• 1942 » Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
• 1942 » James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan
• 1942 » John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player († 2014)
• 1942 » Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist († 2015)
• 1944 » John C. Holmes, American film actor († 1988)
• 1944 » John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter († 2015)
• 1944 » Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2017)
• 1944 » Simon Taylor, English journalist and author

• 1928 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)

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.
• February 27 » World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
• May 12 » World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
• May 12 » World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarineU-507.
• June 3 » World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
• August 23 » World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.

The temperature on August 8, 1942 was between 12.1 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.