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• Elina Gaaikema, Uihuizen († 2011)
• Louis Abeels, Sint-Truiden, België († 1983)
• Johanna Kortiana Rijkers, Wieringen († 2014)
• Donald Mac Gillavry, Djember, Nederlands-Indië († 2004)
• Geertje Balder, Broek op L'dijk († 2011)
• DOODGEBOREN DOCHTER TERLUIN, BERGUM (GEMEENTE TIETJERKSTERADEEL) († 1942)
• Cornelis van Everdingen, Vlaardingen († 2007)
• Gerrit van Winkoop, Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1942)
• Kenneth Edward Dykema, Usa († 2015)
• Goris Stoppelenburg, Alblasserdam, Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)

• Albertje WEGGEN (42), Heerlen Limburg Netherlands
• Aafje Majon (80), Andijk, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Buijck (30), Velsen
• Apolonia Maartens Dijkshoorn (93), Schiedam
• Arie Korres ongehuwd (77), 's-Gravendeel, ZH, Nederland
• Evert Vedelaar (77), Heemse
• Allie B Davis (43)
• Alwina Carolina Gordon (80), Wassenaar,Gemeente Wassenaar,South Holland,Netherlands
• Alfred William Backshall (74), Cuckfield, East Sussex. England
• Arie Cornelis Lugtenburg (48), Rockanje

• 1940 » Chuck Close, American painter and photographer
• 1941 » Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
• 1941 » Terry Cashman, American singer-songwriter and record producer
• 1942 » Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager († 2016)
• 1942 » Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
• 1943 » Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach († 2001)
• 1943 » Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
• 1943 » Pierre Villepreux, French rugby player and coach
• 1943 » Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1944 » Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden

• 1929 » Henry Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
• 1932 » Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
• 1935 » Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
• 1937 » Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1943 » Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
• 1945 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919)
• 1948 » Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (b. 1871)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Wilhelmus
11. Adrianus
12. Robert
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. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Annie

• 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 » The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.
• February 24 » An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
• May 12 » World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarineU-507.
• July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
• August 26 » At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
• November 1 » World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.

The temperature on July 5, 1942 was between 13.3 °C and 30.5 °C and averaged 23.0 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.