About the day » Wednesday March 22, 1944Calender converter

• August Michael Vermeiren, Oud-Turnhout, België († 1992)
• Elisabeth van Dalen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
• Erika Maria Glatz, Herrenzimmern Dtsl († 1944)
• Elisabeth van Dalen, Elim, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
• Ewold Siemen Dirk JAGER, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 1966)
• Gerarda Wilhelmina Josephina van Hoenselaar, Onbekend
• Joseph E. La Rocca (Larocca), New York City, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
• Diane Harms, Aplington, Butler County, Iowa († 1983)
• Gisela Biesolt, Cottbus, Spree-Neisse, Brandenburg, Germany († 2014)
• Kind Peter Pijnenburg, Bladel en Netersel

• Anna Catharina Maria Steeman (84), Winschoten
• Adriana Elisabeth de Rooij (70), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Koerts Koobs (84), Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adriana Spies (71), Renkum
• Adriana Elisabeth de Rooij (70), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adriana Noorlander (66), Rotterdam
• - levenloos - Westendorp (0), Borger-Nieww Buinen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adolf Julius DICKMANN (43), Koppern, Allemagne
• Aaltje Koobs (84), Westerbork
• Adrianus Johannes Maria de Bruijn (46), Waspik

• 1942 » Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic
• 1942 » Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 1943 » George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 » Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 1976)
• 1943 » Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1945 » Eric Roth, American screenwriter and producer
• 1946 » Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach
• 1946 » Harry Vanda, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » Rivka Golani, Israeli viola player and composer
• 1946 » Rudy Rucker, American mathematician, computer scientist, and author

• 1924 » William Macewen, Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (b. 1848)
• 1931 » James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (b. 1875)
• 1942 » William Donne, English captain and cricketer (b. 1875)
• 1945 » John Hessin Clarke, American lawyer and judge (b. 1857)
• 1952 » D. S. Senanayake, 1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Ivan Šubašić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Mike Todd, American film producer (b. 1909)
• 1960 » José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (b. 1904)
• 1966 » John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (b. 1935)

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.
• June 12 » World War II: Operation Overlord: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.
• July 22 » The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.
• August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
• August 28 » World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
• November 1 » World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
• November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.

The temperature on March 22, 1944 was between -1.8 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.