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• Gerardus Wilhelmus Harps, Deventer († 1996)
• Hans Justus Frederik Reeringh, utrecht († 2014)
• Janna Bril, Collendoorn († 2015)
• Hendrik Frederik Evert van Voskuijlen, Bunnik († 2010)
• Hans Justus Frederik REERINGH, Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland († 2014)
• Herman Louis Versteeg, Kendal, Nederlands Indië († 2018)
• Hedwig Hellemans († 1991)
• Fredericus Marie Kloeg, Den Haag († 2002)
• Harm Pieter van Ginkel, Zuidlaren, Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Nederland († 2019)
• Josephine Andrea Leijten, Gouda (Zuid-Holland, NLD) († 2011)

• Arie Lambert BRANDERHORST (78), Eethen
• Andreas Wilhelmina van den Elzen, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bartlomeo Impastato (75), Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
• Adrianus Martinus Slaats, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Maria Blitterswijk (73), Zutphen
• Annigje Nijmeijer (67), Zwollerkerspel
• Agnesia Verheij (79), Bergh, Nederland
• Anthonius Gijsbert Goris (71), Amsterdam
• Aaltien Heerspink (69), Borger, Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Antonius Knippels (0)

• 1939 » Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor († 2004)
• 1939 » Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
• 1940 » Bjorn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist († 2002)
• 1940 » Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic († 2010)
• 1940 » Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver
• 1941 » Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1941 » Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1942 » Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
• 1942 » Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
• 1943 » Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands († 2016)

• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)

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.
• January 23 » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
• March 1 » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
• April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
• April 15 » In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, killing around one thousand people.
• May 2 » Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
• June 23 » The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.

The temperature on May 23, 1941 was between 9.1 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain during 8.7 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.