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• Erika Yvonne Coray, Quito,Ecuador († 1968)
• Cornelis Wilhelmus Albertusen Konter, Vollenhove († 1943)
• Eberhart Ebertus Stallmann, Hindeloopen († 1943)
• Hendricus Johannes (Harry) Dhondt, Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Johannes Vredeveld, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1941)
• Anna Maria Gijzen, Oudenbosch, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1941)
• Lammigje van der Weide, Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2007)
• Joke van Dijk, Zwolle († 2008)
• Hendrik van Laar, Eemnes († 1941)
• Albert Dijkstra († 2004)

• Alix Adelaide de Mun (90)
• Albertus Jansen (80), Lobith
• Aagje Konijn (78), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert ter Horst (56), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alix Adelheid van Mun (90), Château Grosbois, Boissy-St. Léger, Ile-de-France
• Aagje Konijn, de Beemster
• Albert Johannes van der Zalm (38), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Adriana van der Veer (75), 's-Gravenhage
• Albertus Jansen (80), Herwen en Aert, des middags om twaalf ure
• Aalbert Houwer (17), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1940 » Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1940 » Patrick Robinson, British novelist
• 1941 » Elaine Showalter, American author and critic
• 1941 » Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder
• 1941 » Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
• 1941 » Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
• 1941 » Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2013)
• 1941 » Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince († 2013)
• 1942 » Eugène Camara, Prime Minister of Guinea († 2019)
• 1942 » Freddy Breck, German singer, producer, and news anchor († 2008)

• 1928 » George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (b. 1858)
• 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)

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 8.9 million citizens.
• March 27 » World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.
• May 20 » World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.
• August 24 » Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
• October 2 » World War II: In Operation Typhoon, the Wehrmacht attempts to capture Moscow before the onset of winter.
• December 5 » World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.
• December 20 » World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.

The temperature on January 21, 1941 was between 3.5 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.