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• Johan Bernard Fehrmann († 1964)
• Karel Ende, Polsbroek († 2015)
• Johannes Marinus Nieboer, Leiden († 1992)
• Annie van de Wouw, Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1986)
• Egidius Ludovicus Schaerlaeckens, Gilze en Rijen († 2003)
• Maria Johanna Petronella Bongers, Beesel († 1944)
• Florance Lucia Ebecilio († 2021)
• Mabel Catherine Erskine, Omaha, Nebraska († 2023)
• Jill Ann Wichers, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, VS († 2017)
• Edward Henry Croxen, Big Bear, California, Verenigde Staten († 1972)

• Adrianus Johannes Koremans (16), Fijnaart en Heijningen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Sarijem, Benkoelen, Sumatra
• Adrianus Barendregt (38), Ind. Oceaan nabij Benkoelen a/b Junyo Maru
• Albert Heinrich Inberg (37), Amsterdam
• Albert Jan Koenderink (41), A/B Junyo Maru
• Aaron Ossendrijver (48), Benkoelen,Sumatra
• Adriene Pauline Zitter (46), Scheepsramp Junyo Maru
• Abraham Fortunatus de Rochemont (44)
• Adolf van Vleuten (34), Fort van de Capellen, Sumatra, Indonesia
• Adriaan Marinus Jager (38), Indische Oceaan

• 1942 » Şenes Erzik, Turkish businessman
• 1944 » Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut († 1995)
• 1944 » Michael Franks, American singer-songwriter
• 1944 » Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress († 2006)
• 1945 » John McAfee, Scottish-American computer programmer, founded McAfee
• 1945 » P. F. Sloan, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2015)
• 1946 » Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor († 2014)
• 1946 » Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer († 1992)
• 1946 » Meredith Oakes, Australian-English playwright, translator, and educator
• 1946 » Nicholas Clay, English actor († 2000)

• 1939 » Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)
• 1944 » Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1915)
• 1949 » Frank Morgan, American actor (b. 1890)
• 1951 » Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (b. 1879)
• 1953 » Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (b. 1927)
• 1956 » Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1873)
• 1959 » Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (b. 1899)

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.
• August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
• August 20 » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
• September 5 » Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux.
• October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
• October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
• November 3 » World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.

The temperature on September 18, 1944 was between 10.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.