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• Jacoba Wilkina Guichelaar, Bellingwoude († 2006)
• Jan Cornelis Peetoom, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland († 2006)
• Manfred Schuller
• Albert Nijmeijer, Vroomshoop († 2013)
• Johnny Keulers, Guttecoven († 1971)
• Daniel Cornelius, Cailliau, Poperinge, 8970, Ieper, West Vlaanderen († 1941)
• Alphonsius Dominicus Burink, Weerselo, 7595, Nederland († 1975)
• Dirk Arthur Frans DEWULF, Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1981)
• Lies Peters († 1994)
• John(ny) Keulers, Guttecoven, Limbricht († 1971)

• Agatha Maria van Kampen (63), Spierdijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonia Margaretha Donker (64), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Louwerina Lucia van Son (45), Rotterdam
• Arie Batenburg (78)
• Alice Shirley Mulligan (69), Fayette, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Brigitta Reus (81), Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anton Georg Gerard Drontmann (70), Wassenaar, ZH, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacobs Brouwer (97), Bolsward
• Agatha Maria van Kampen (63), Spierdijk, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Twigt (79), Rotterdam

• 1940 » Frances Stewart, English economist and academic
• 1940 » Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist († 2009)
• 1940 » Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician
• 1940 » Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter († 2004)
• 1941 » Andy Smillie, English footballer
• 1941 » Martin Jarvis, English actor
• 1941 » Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio
• 1942 » Cleon Jones, American baseball player
• 1942 » David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand († 2005)
• 1942 » Don S. Davis, American actor († 2008)

• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
• 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)

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 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.
• 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.
• May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
• June 5 » World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
• October 9 » A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.
• December 12 » Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.

The temperature on August 4, 1941 was between 11.2 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.