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• Nico DE JONGH, Eindhoven (NL/NB) († 2017)
• John Pullens, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Ellie van Oogen, Amsterdam († 1981)
• Albert Wuite, Steenwijk († 2010)
• N.N. Eijkemans, Utrecht († 1945)
• Albert Wuite, Steenwijk († 2010)
• Jacob van Burgh († 2007)
• Fritz Willem Pen († 2017)
• Sjirk Pieters Vellinga († 1960)
• Mary Lois Rentmeester, Green Bay,, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2009)

• Adrianus Dirks (56), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hansman (Hansma) (73), Vollenhove, Nederland
• Albert Jan Berkenbosch (63), Gorssel
• Antonius Isidorus Verbeeck (90), Rotselaar, Brabant, Belgie
• Bernardus "de Wilde" Moor (90), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Zandt (73), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana de Rijke (65), Middelburg
• Arthur Lundell (43), Benjamin (Utah County) (Utah)
• Aaltje Alberts Hansman (73), Vollenhove, Nederland
• Aaltje Hansman (73), Vollenhove

• 1943 » Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
• 1943 » Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
• 1944 » Barry Jenkins, English drummer
• 1944 » Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
• 1944 » Steve Carlton, American baseball player
• 1945 » Diane Sawyer, American journalist
• 1945 » Frances Lannon, English historian and academic
• 1945 » Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 1946 » C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author
• 1946 » Roger Carr, English businessman

• 1939 » Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)
• 1940 » Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 1941 » Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1942 » Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)
• 1944 » Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)
• 1950 » Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)
• 1960 » Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)

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 19 » World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
• January 26 » World War II: The Red Army begins encircling the German Fourth Army near Heiligenbeil in East Prussia, which will end in destruction of the 4th Army two months later.
• February 21 » World War II: the Brazilian Expeditionary Force defeat the German forces in the Battle of Monte Castello on the Italian front.
• March 9 » World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
• April 22 » World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape.
• May 8 » World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Reims comes into effect.

The temperature on December 22, 1945 was between -0.8 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.