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• Gerardus Antonius Johannes Mensink, Zwollerkerspel († 2001)
• Edward William Terpstra, Mahaska, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Gerardus Antonius Johannes Mensink, Zwollerkerspel († 2001)
• Florentinus Augustina Matthe, Turnhout († 1990)
• Meindert Wieger Toering († 2007)
• Donald D Cook, Lincoln County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1953)
• Center Carroll Linkes "Carroll", Pulaski County, Kentucky († 1991)
• Albert "Ab" Post, Hoorn († 2017)
• Geertje Oost, Haule, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1946)
• Hans CORNET, Krommenie († 2010)

• Adriana Dirkje BAARTMAN (78), Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands
• Adda Fredrica Fitzsimmons (82), Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan
• * Johanna Adriana den Hartog (60), Vianen
• Antoni Flemink (80), Lochem
• Aaltje Jonkman (70), Zwolle
• Hillechina Vreeburg (42), Maastricht
• Arie Leendertsz Baas (79), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bauke Franses van der Zwaag (67), Surhuisterveen
• Aaltje Jonkman (70), Zwolle
• Andrew Alexander Gray (85), Malang, Java, Indonesia

• 1942 » Marsha Mason, American actress
• 1943 » Hikaru Saeki, Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• 1943 » Jonathan Lynn, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1943 » Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
• 1943 » Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist († 1986)
• 1944 » Peter Colman, Australian biologist and academic
• 1944 » Tony Orlando, American singer
• 1945 » Bernie Parent, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 » Catherine Spaak, French actress
• 1945 » Doon Arbus, American author and journalist

• 1936 » Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (b. 1899)
• 1941 » Pál Teleki, Hungarian academic and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Conrad Veidt, German actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Carter G. Woodson, American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
• 1951 » Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Miina Sillanpää, Finnish minister and politician (b. 1866)
• 1957 » Ned Sparks, Canadian-American actor (b. 1883)

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

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

• 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 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy.
• March 10 » Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
• April 26 » Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
• June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
• September 17 » World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.
• November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.

The temperature on April 3, 1944 was between 5.1 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.