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• Sake van der Kloet, Groningen († 1972)
• Johannes Berends Wielsma, Doezum, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 1976)
• Petrus Henricus Maria Baijens, Hapert († 1944)
• Steffen Schoenmaker († 1945)
• Elisabeth Dominitiana Maria Schuffelen, Sittard († 1944)
• Dina Roelofsen, (jaartal is niet zeker)
• Robert Longie Keahi Kahaleoumi III, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, Verenigde Staten († 2000)
• Franke van der Meer, Lekkum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Cornelia Geertruida Rosema, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Jacobus Bart Kruikemeijer, 's-Gravenhage († 2019)

• Andries Hendriks (76), Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Antonia Maria de Beer (51), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Benjamin Ricardo (71), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Antonius Cornelis Delien (76), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoine Joseph van Bogaert (65), Maastricht
• Antonia Maria Beer, de (51), Tilburg
• Aaltje Groot (83), Alkmaar
• Antonius Cornelis Deliën (76), Tilburg
• Arie Bastiaan Vaandrager (55), Utrecht
• Arie Gerrit Mauritz (19), Bussum

• 1940 » Bjorn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist († 2002)
• 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)
• 1946 » David Graham, Australian golfer
• 1947 » Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator († 1995)

• 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. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Robert
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Adrianus
15. Antonius
16. Peter

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 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
• April 25 » The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
• May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
• June 15 » In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
• August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
• October 26 » World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.

The temperature on May 23, 1944 was between 2.5 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.