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• Nicolaas,Maria de Ruijter, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Gijsbertus Wilhelmus Maria van Munsteren, Noordwijkerhout († 2014)
• Herman Cornelis Franciscus Gerrits, Westerbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
• Hans (J.F.M.) Schrauwers, Amsterdam († 2002)
• Louweris Jacob Verlinde, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Melba Katherine Chadwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Izak le Febre, Leiden († 2007)
• Hendrika de Rijder, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Marijan Zupanec, Smarje Pri Jelsah,Sloveni‰ († 2005)
• Nicolaas Maria de Ruijter, Heemskerk († 2016)

• Adolph Peter Hasvold (71), Mina, Edmunds, South Dakota
• Ada McBeth (69)
• Clasina Paulina (Josine) Noz (65), 's Hertogenbosch
• Cornelia Hobbel (72), Achttienhoven, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bertha Martha Delaere (41), Izegem, België
• Annechien Posthuma (47), Klazienaveen, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Annechien Posthuma (47), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alice Tayler BECKWITH (55), USA, Michigan
• Cecile Frederic Guillaume Meijer (39), Veenendaal
• Berend Schaap (78), Nieuw Buinen gem Borger, Drente, Nederland

• 1942 » Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
• 1942 » James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan
• 1942 » John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player († 2014)
• 1942 » Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist († 2015)
• 1944 » John C. Holmes, American film actor († 1988)
• 1944 » John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter († 2015)
• 1944 » Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2017)
• 1944 » Simon Taylor, English journalist and author
• 1946 » Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter († 2014)
• 1947 » Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player, lawyer, and politician

• 1928 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
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.
• April 13 » Relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
• April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
• July 22 » The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.
• August 5 » World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• August 7 » IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
• September 4 » World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.

The temperature on August 8, 1944 was between 13.3 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.