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• Catharina Adriana Petronella Jacoba Dimphina Maria Swinkels, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)
• Jacques Vangrieken, Sint-Truiden, België († 2010)
• Gemma Maria Theresia (1) van Bennekom, Hazerswoude, Rijndijk († 1945)
• Alberta Everdina Dirkje van Mourik, Bergen op Zoom († 1960)
• Albertus Franciscus Reinerus Vastmaar, Maarn († 1972)
• Jacob Meuleman, IJsselmuiden († 1990)
• Jacob Meuleman († 1990)
• Alberdina Vos, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elly Rhee, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1984)
• Cornelia Bouwman, Kockengen, Nederland († 2010)

• Ailcey Adeline Nance (81), Carroll County, Missouri
• Anna Bouland (75), Zuidlaren
• Charles François Edouard Charles Gruwet (67), Beernem
• Kluijtmans (0)
• Arie van den Broek (64), Zeist
• Antonius, Hubertus Ummels (50), Belfeld
• Antonius Cornelis Tax (41), Vlissingen
• Abraham Nobels (36), Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annabet HARDLOOPER (33), Landsmeer
• Annie Grace Shepard (75), Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

• 1943 » Colin Dann, English author
• 1943 » Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
• 1943 » Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic
• 1943 » Robert Crumb, American illustrator
• 1943 » Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach
• 1944 » Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1944 » Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic
• 1944 » Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
• 1944 » Molly Ivins, American journalist and author († 2007)
• 1944 » Tug McGraw, American baseball player († 2004)

• 1938 » Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born American make-up artist and businessman, founded the Max Factor Company (b. 1877)
• 1940 » J. J. Thomson, English physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
• 1941 » Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Eddy de Neve, Indonesian-Dutch footballer and lieutenant (b. 1885)
• 1943 » Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary (b. 1890)
• 1945 » Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian lawyer (b. 1907)
• 1947 » Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor and director (b. 1890)
• 1949 » Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (b. 1877)
• 1951 » Konstantin Märska, Estonian director and cinematographer (b. 1896)

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 7 » World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini.
• August 21 » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
• September 15 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.
• September 28 » World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
• October 21 » World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against the German civilians takes place.
• December 31 » World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.

The temperature on August 30, 1944 was between 12.3 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.