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• Dirk Meinderts van der Galien († 1990)
• Albert Haak, Emmer-Compascuum, Drenthe, Nederland († 2016)
• Gerard Blooi, Zeist, Utrecht, NL († 2016)
• Fernando José de Almeida Mendonça de Barros († 2007)
• Geert van Olst, Oldebroek († 1943)
• Joseph Johannes Berends, Zwollerkerspel († 1947)
• Adrianus Antonius van der Hofstad, Den Dungen († 2009)
• Harry Leendert Eelman, het Noodziekenhuis in den Burg (Texel) († 1984)
• Zwaneveld, Groningen († 1943)
• Klaas Dictus Nicolai, Oudega († 1944)

• Adriana Hol (71), Rotterdam
• Anna Kirschner (74), Theresienstadt Ghetto
• Annie Schermer (62), Everett WA
• Antonius Franciscus Adrianus Horsten (30), Tilburg
• Antonius Cornelis de Haas (0), Eersel
• Anje Schuiringa (94), Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
• Adelbertus Hollenberg (82), Bergen
• Anna VAN HARINXMA THOE SLOOTEN (63)
• Albertus van Griethuijsen (70), Buurmalsen
• Adrianus de Koning (81), Hoogerheide

• 1941 » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1942 » Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright († 1988)
• 1943 » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1944 » Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel († 2012)
• 1944 » Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
• 1944 » Frank McRae, American football player and actor
• 1945 » Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer († 2009)
• 1945 » Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
• 1945 » Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host
• 1945 » Susan Tyrrell, American actress († 2012)

• 1930 » Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (b. 1863)
• 1936 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)
• 1939 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
• 1947 » William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
• 1954 » Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Arie
11. Robert
12. Adrianus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Jacob
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Alida

• 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 9.1 million citizens.
• February 19 » World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
• March 27 » World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
• April 13 » The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
• July 12 » German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
• August 2 » World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
• October 5 » Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

The temperature on March 18, 1943 was between 0.7 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.