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• Johanna Martina Wichers, Rotterdam († 1941)
• Jan Frans van Huisstede, Zeist, Nederland († 2016)
• Johanna Ramaker, Zweeloo († 1980)
• Geertje Cornelia Zippro, Rotterdam († 2022)
• Betty Wertheijm, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Heather WATT, Wellington, New Zealand († 2002)
• Jan Johannes Barendrecht († 1941)
• Ivan Bruce DeYoung, Almena, Norton County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Johannes Catherina Lambertus Maria Petrus Vaessens, Venlo († 1994)
• Cornelia Jacoba de Klerk († 2016)

• Addison Van Sickle (79), Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Christina Jakoba Maria Lans (1), Druten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Edel (45), Castricum
• Aaltien KRIST (68), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• anthonius maria de BEER (77), groningen
• Catharina Groot (65), Spierdijk,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Jakoba Maria Lans (1), Druten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Augusta Margaretha de Gerth (80)
• Arendina Kleine Snuverink (70), Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Aaltien Krist (68), Meppel

• 1940 » Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter († 2007)
• 1940 » Michael Copps, American academic and politician
• 1940 » Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager († 2014)
• 1941 » Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer († 2018)
• 1941 » Ed Stewart, English radio and television host († 2016)
• 1941 » Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress
• 1941 » Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema
• 1941 » Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland
• 1941 » Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer († 2016)
• 1942 » Sandra Dee, American model and actress († 2005)

• 1905 » Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1823)
• 1907 » Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)
• 1915 » Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)
• 1936 » Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (b. 1889)
• 1951 » Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1951 » Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
• 1965 » George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
• 1966 » George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)

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.
• May 6 » The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
• September 11 » Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
• September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
• October 8 » World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
• November 25 » HMSBarham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.
• December 6 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada declare war on Finland in support of the Soviet Union during the Continuation War. Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied Secret Agents for the War.

The temperature on April 23, 1941 was between 3.1 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.