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• Carolyn A. Marema
• Jenny Rekoms, Sint-Truiden, België († 2009)
• Christina Johanna Schraa, Soerabaja-Nederlands Indië († 1997)
• Hermanus Veenboer, Uitgeest († 1984)
• Albertje Dekkers, Annapalonapolder († 1985)
• Heinz Ziörjen († 2016)
• Hermina Gusta Kelder († 2011)
• Jenny Ghislaine Francine Rekoms, Sint-Truiden (België) († 2009)
• Jean-Louis BAGOT, Casablanca (MA) († 2004)
• Eedsger Hendriks Pander († 1992)

• Arnold Bos (57)
• Arnoldus Johannes de Gier (68), Schiedam
• Corstiaan van den Brink (74), Putten
• Abraham Baars (61), Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Lambertus van Dingstee (73), De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
• Abraham Johannes van der Valk (67)
• Aaltje Hulst (52), Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf
• Aaltje Puijk (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aafke Sybrens Weiland (76), Leeuwarden
• Boudina Hanna Woudstra (1)

• 1940 » John Havlicek, American basketball player († 2019)
• 1941 » J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger
• 1941 » Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
• 1942 » Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist
• 1942 » Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics († 2006)
• 1943 » Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
• 1943 » James Herbert, English author and illustrator († 2013)
• 1943 » Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director († 1987)
• 1943 » Miller Farr, American football player

• 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
• 1936 » Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
• 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
• 1947 » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
• 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Wilhelmus
11. Robert
12. Adrianus
13. Jacob
14. Gerardus
15. Johan
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Helena

• 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 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 9.0 million citizens.
• January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
• February 9 » Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
• April 5 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMSCornwall and HMSDorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
• May 8 » World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
• July 23 » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
• December 24 » World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.

The temperature on April 8, 1942 was between 5.5 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.