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• doodgeboren kind Israel, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1941)
• Maria Louisa Verheezen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2020)
• Elizabeth Johanna Bosman, Medan, Sumatra († 1998)
• Jacques Louis Maria Israel, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1941)
• Henny van Aalst († 2007)
• Cornelis Adrianus Elisabeth Verbiest, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
• Hendrina Everdina (Riet) Hafkamp, Apeldoorn († 2019)
• Cornelis Blok, Emmen († 1999)
• Bastiaan Arie van Schagen, Den Helder (NH, NLD) († 1984)
• Johannes van Ooyen, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)

• Anna Catharina van Schijndel (73), Lith
• Doetje Wybrens Elgersma (69), Hantumhuizen, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana KOK (67), Dubbeldam
• Cornelis van de Grijp (70), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arent Dillen (74), Kampen, Nederland
• Cornelis Blaauwendraad (79), Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Catherine Andrews (82), Marion County,Ore
• Catharina Cools (66), 's-Gravenhage
• Arent Dillen (74), Kampen
• Birgitte Caroline Knudsdatter (92), Stegen, Engeløy, Steigen, Nordland, Norge

• 1938 » Bill Masterton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1938 » Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer
• 1940 » Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach († 2000)
• 1943 » Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, President of Haiti
• 1943 » Fred Hill, American football player
• 1943 » Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient († 1971)
• 1945 » Gary Gregor, American basketball player
• 1945 » Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner († 2016)
• 1945 » Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1945 » Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster

• 1912 » Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)
• 1917 » Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1934 » Mary Hunter Austin, American author and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1937 » Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (b. 1902)
• 1946 » H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (b. 1866)
• 1954 » Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (b. 1886)
• 1958 » Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899)
• 1971 » W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (b. 1888)

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.
• January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
• March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
• March 29 » The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
• April 16 » World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after Operation 25 is effected.
• November 14 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarineU-81 sustained on November 13.
• December 11 » World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.

The temperature on August 13, 1941 was between 10.0 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 10.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.