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Born on Sunday January 21, 1945
- Antonia de Graaf, Laren († 2014)
- Bobby Joe Gruis, Lubbock, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
- Annetta Hillegonda Maria Graaf, 's-Gravenhage († 1979)
- Johanna Françoise COUMOU, Eindhoven († 2005)
- Anna Josephina Emanuel Hubertina Lutgens, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 2014)
- Flemming Klærke († 2019)
- Johannes Hoogervorst, Rotterdam († 1945)
- Arnoldus Cornelis Antonius Hilhorst, Soest (UT, NLD) († 2020)
- Johannes Jacobus Vlieland, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
- Johanna Benjamins, Vriezenveen († 2008)
Died on Sunday January 21, 1945
- Abraham Witteboon (21), Blechhammer, Extern Kommando, Katowice, Poland
- Adolphus Henry Wagner [Wki] (81), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Abraham van der Molen (46), Blechhammer, Extern Kommando, Katowice, Poland
- Aeilko Freerk Muntenga (55), Neuengamme, Hamburg, Germany
- Aleida Berendina Zweers (0), Hardenberg
- Alexander George van der Zijl (29), Midden Europa,MID
- Abraham Sarfaty (19), Midden Europa
- Abraham Sarfatij (19), Midden-Europa, Poland
- Smit (0), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Abram Tas (15), Midden-Europa
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 21, 1945 at Delpher
Born on January 21
- 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
Died on January 21
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1945
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Robert
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- John
- Dirk
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1945
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Irene
- Mary
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1945
- 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.
- February 19 » World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
- May 4 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
- May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
- July 31 » Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
- August 2 » World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
- August 11 » Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
Weather January 21, 1945
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.