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• Hendrik Speksnijder, Bergambacht († 1995)
• Bertha Jagt, Emmmen († 1964)
• Louis Van den Berkmortel, Helmond († 2001)
• Carol Krijn Parlevliet, Texel († 2002)
• Maria Elisabeth Arnolda (Mia) Willen, Geleen († 2012)
• Albert Weistra († 1992)
• Karl-Reiner Menger, Rodenroth, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany († 1989)
• Engbert Jan Bouwhuis, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Kathleen Marion Eastwood, Wirral, NB, Canada († 1959)
• Honoré Desiré Doupagne, Sint-Truiden, België († 2015)

• Antonia, Gertrudis, Anna, Hubertina Canoy (81), Venlo (L)
• Anna Maria HENDRICKX (82), Helden, Limburg, Nederland
• Amand Benedikt De Graef (62), Moerzeke
• Anatole Bodin (73), Pons, Charente-Maritime, France
• Antonia Gerdina van de Scheur (58), Rhenen
• Ariën Pieters Bakker (32), Caribean Sea
• Amalie Trox (80), Polschendorf, Stangenwalde, Sensburg
• Alida Westmaas (85), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthony John Slijkhuis (70), Blendon, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antonetta Gertrud Anna Hubertina CANOY (81), Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

• 1940 » David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
• 1940 » Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
• 1941 » Beth Howland, American actress and singer († 2015)
• 1942 » Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1944 » Faith Brown, English actress and singer
• 1944 » Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
• 1944 » Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1944 » Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress († 2013)
• 1944 » Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City

• 1916 » Ivan Franko, Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856)
• 1927 » Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
• 1947 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
• 1964 » Terry Dillon, American football player (b. 1941)
• 1968 » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
• 1971 » Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)

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 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
• January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
• February 19 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
• February 24 » The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
• April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
• June 21 » World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland.

The temperature on May 28, 1942 was between 11.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.