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• Hooge, Hoogeveen nederland († 1943)
• Adriaan Pieter Vader, Zuilen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1973)
• Lucas gerardus Abbring, Amsterdam († 2000)
• (Stillborn) LUCHTENBERG, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 1943)
• Gerardus Albertus Wools, Apeldoorn († 1943)
• Elisabeth Luijten, Hapert († 2010)
• NN Hooge, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• George Eugene Sprock, George, Lyon County, Iowa († 2008)
• Marletta Jean Dragt, Raymond, MN
• Adriana Cornelia Maria Luijkx, Etten-Leur († 2009)

• Albert Joseph GEERAERT (62), Detroit, Michigan (USA)
• Ardriaan Pieter Kirdes (33)
• Antoon Joseph Schroijen (10), Heerlen
• Andriy Danyluk (74), Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
• Anna Jozina FOEKEN (31), Dubbeldam
• Benedictus Emma Eduardus Van kerckhoven (7), Bornem
• Antje Ates Struiksma (91)
• Antonius Marinus Willems (39), Indonesië
• Adriaan Pieter KIRDES (33)
• Adriaan Willem Groenleer (68), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1941 » Ünal Aysal, Turkish businessman
• 1941 » Charlie Watts, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1941 » Lou Nanne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
• 1941 » Stacy Keach, American actor
• 1942 » Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland
• 1943 » Charles Haid, American actor and director
• 1943 » Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal
• 1944 » Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor († 2012)
• 1944 » Robert Elliott, American actor († 2004)
• 1945 » Richard Long, English painter, sculptor, and photographer

• 1937 » Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Bunny Berigan, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
• 1947 » John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (b. 1867)
• 1948 » Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)
• 1948 » Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)
• 1948 » Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (b. 1905)
• 1952 » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)

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 14 » World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
• January 15 » The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
• February 16 » World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.
• April 16 » Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
• September 5 » World War II: The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae in the Salamaua–Lae campaign.
• October 14 » World War II: The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.

The temperature on June 2, 1943 was between 9.8 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.