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• Henricus Josephus Andriessen, Hontenisse,, Zeeland, Nederland († 2003)
• Carol Lou de Leeuw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Cornelis Herman Passchier, Amsterdam
• Johannes Anthonius Maria ten Voorde, Hengelo († 1943)
• Johannes Theodorus Bousie, Leiden († 1975)
• Adrianus Bijl († 1999)
• Arie van 't Veld († 1990)
• Bénédict De De Groote († 2005)
• Cletus John Lustgraaf, Neola,IA., Verenigde Staten († 1944)
• Ans van Poppel, Tilburg († 2007)

• Aaltje van der Meulen (82), Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria von Ludwigstorff (72), Wien, Autriche
• Bloeme Scheffer (54), Sobibor, Biala Podlaska, Poland
• Carel Frederik Lans (30), Tasnanbos (Djember)
• Bernardo Steiner (43), São João do Capivari, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Brady Piatt Myers (83), Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten
• aaltje van erven (63), Doornspijk, Nederland
• Christiaan Oberink (18), Doetinchem
• Anna Maria von Ludwigstorff-Goldlamb (72)
• Aaltje van Erve (63), Doornspijk

• 1940 » Bjorn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist († 2002)
• 1940 » Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic († 2010)
• 1940 » Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver
• 1941 » Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1941 » Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1942 » Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
• 1942 » Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
• 1943 » Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands († 2016)
• 1944 » John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1945 » Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author († 1991)

• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)

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. Jacob
15. Gerardus
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.
• January 15 » World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
• January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
• January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
• June 20 » The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
• October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
• November 20 » World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.

The temperature on May 23, 1943 was between 6.5 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.