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• Joseph Bernard Platzer, Erica, Drenthe, Nederland († 1942)
• Johan Herman - Herman de Groot, Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
• Geert Lente, Meppel († 2010)
• Leijten, Oosteind (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 2018)
• Johannes Hermanus (John) Rosielle, Eindhoven († 2012)
• IJsbrandus Martinus Gabriël Verhaar, Ter Aar (Langeraar) († 1959)
• Donald Paul AESCHLIMAN, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Mary John Guppy, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales († 2002)
• Leuntje Dirkje Kromhout, Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Bep van den Hout, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1992)

• Adrianus Ingenatus Pijl (44), Rotterdam
• Adriaan Cornelis Greep (69), Leiden
• Adriana van Schie (50), Heukelum
• Adriana Verhoeven (76), Dongen, Nederland
• Aaltje DE BOER (70), Haren Groningen Netherlands
• Albert van Hummel (33), Eelde
• Adriaan Hazelaar (73)
• Aafje Koning (66), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Keijzer (76), Stellendam, NL
• Aaltje Nap (86), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1939 » Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan philosopher and scholar († 1987)
• 1939 » Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » John Fahey, American guitarist († 2001)
• 1939 » Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
• 1940 » Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1940 » Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer († 2012)
• 1940 » Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1942 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1969)
• 1942 » Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
• 1943 » Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter († 1998)

• 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
• 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
• 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)

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. Petronella
10. Catharina
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 25 » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
• July 4 » Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.
• July 5 » World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
• August 15 » Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.
• November 25 » HMSBarham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.
• December 21 » World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

The temperature on February 28, 1941 was between 7.1 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.