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• Geertruida Roelfina Oosting, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1945)
• Evert Schouten, Uddel (Apeldoorn) († 2011)
• Helena Wilhelmina Maria Steur, Volendam, Edam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2000)
• Albertus van de Peut, Woudenberg,, Utrecht, Nederland († 2006)
• James Robert Mundwiler, New York City, New York County, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1966)
• Josephus Geerts, Tilburg († 1993)
• Alfred Verheezen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2018)
• Emilie Johanna Marijke IJssel de Schepper, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 2011)
• Fons Schoolkate, Hengelo († 2023)
• Geert Mooren († 2009)

• fabriekswerker Louis Denessen (78), Beesel (Limburg)
• Aafke Poll (48), Wagenborgen (Gem. Termunten), Groningen, Nederland
• Leendert Vos (82), Veendam
• Adriana Maria Bruijstens (44), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Johannes van Berlo (47), Venlo
• Arie Launspach (58), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alberdina Westerbaan (65), Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Teunissen (2), Oudenbosch
• Adrianus Kooper (47), Nijmegen
• Andreas Darding (61), Kerkrade

• 1944 » Faith Brown, English actress and singer
• 1944 » Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
• 1944 » Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1944 » Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress († 2013)
• 1944 » Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
• 1945 » Helena Shovelton, English physician
• 1945 » Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec
• 1945 » John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1945 » John N. Bambacus, American military veteran (USMC) and politician
• 1945 » Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute

• 1927 » Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
• 1947 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
• 1964 » Terry Dillon, American football player (b. 1941)
• 1968 » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
• 1971 » Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
• 1972 » Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)

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 1 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
• January 17 » Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.
• January 17 » The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
• April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
• May 2 » World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
• July 26 » World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.

The temperature on May 28, 1945 was between 10.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.