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• Columba Raymond Devlin, Trickvallen, Tyrone, Ireland († 1998)
• Elisabeth Maria Johanna Schumann, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 1945)
• Anneke van Rijthoven, Den-Haag († 1945)
• Johanna Françoise "Hanneke" Coumou, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Antonia de Graaf, Laren († 2014)
• Jeanne van Roozendaal, Tilburg († 2006)
• Annetta Hillegonda Maria Graaf, 's-Gravenhage († 1979)
• Johanna Elionora Maria Gerritsma, Bolsward, Nederland († 1972)
• Johanna Benjamins, Vriezenveen († 2008)
• James Vander Kooi († 1972)

• Alexander George van der Zijl (29), Midden Europa
• Abraham HALBERSTADT (25), Oswiecim (PL)
• Abraham Sarfatij ongehuwd (19), Midden-Europa
• Abraham Meijer ROOS (33), Central Europe
• Adolphus Henry Wagner [Wki] (81), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
• Adriana Broeders (77), Dongen
• Alexander Leeraar (56), Auschwitz, Poland
• Abraham Cohen Rodrigues (51), Midden Europa,MID
• Aaltje Smit (67), Berkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Abraham van der Molen (46), Blechhammer, Extern Kommando, Katowice, Poland

• 1943 » Alfons Peeters, Belgian footballer († 2015)
• 1943 » Arnar Jónsson, Icelandic actor
• 1943 » Zdravko Hebel, Croatian water polo player († 2017)
• 1944 » Uto Ughi, Italian violinist
• 1945 » Martin Shaw, English actor and producer
• 1945 » Pete Kircher, English drummer
• 1946 » Ichiro Hosotani, Japanese footballer
• 1946 » Miguel Reina, Spanish footballer
• 1946 » Nella Martinetti, Swiss singer († 2011)
• 1946 » Tomás Pineda, El Salvadoran footballer

• 1931 » Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 1932 » Lytton Strachey, English writer and critic (b. 1880)
• 1933 » George Moore, Irish author, poet, and critic (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1898)
• 1938 » Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)
• 1950 » George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (b. 1903)
• 1955 » Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (b. 1883)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Geertruida
14. Irene
15. Mary
16. Helena

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• January 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
• April 4 » World War II: Soviet troops liberate Hungary from German occupation and occupy the country themselves.
• April 29 » World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor; Hitler and Braun both commit suicide the following day.
• April 30 » World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
• June 10 » Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
• July 28 » A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.

The temperature on January 21, 1945 was between -12.1 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.