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• Catharina Antonia Maria (Ineke) van Ruijven, Rijswijk, Nederland († 1945)
• Antonetta Maria Broeders, Oosterhout († 1943)
• Jacob Haagsma, Sneek († 1986)
• Bernardus Johannes Maria Krakers, Hengelo († 2013)
• Aafje van Egmond († 2007)
• Johanna Wilhelmina Vonk, Amsterdam († 2003)
• Joanna Gerda Dorrestijn († 2014)
• Dora Gobetz, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Edmond Rouin, Velm, België († 2018)
• Frans Quadekker

• anna terkatz (73), helden-panningen
• Adrianus Franken (29), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Willem Balkema (70), Tjuchem
• Antonius Johannes van Meer (77), Geldrop
• Antje van der Linden (28)
• Ann Catherine De Langhe (5), Ghent MN U.S.A
• Antje Linden van der ongehuwd (28), De Bilt, Utr, Nederland
• Anna Terkatz (73), Panningen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriaan Vrijenhoek (20), Dortmund, Duitsland
• Antonius Johannes van Meer (77), Geldrop

• 1940 » Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates
• 1940 » Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer († 2007)
• 1942 » Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
• 1942 » James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan
• 1942 » John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player († 2014)
• 1942 » Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist († 2015)
• 1944 » John C. Holmes, American film actor († 1988)
• 1944 » John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter († 2015)
• 1944 » Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2017)
• 1944 » Simon Taylor, English journalist and author

• 1928 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Wilhelmus
10. Jacobus
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. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
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 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
• February 1 » Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
• June 23 » World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.
• August 7 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
• September 20 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In the course of two days a German Einsatzgruppe murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv.
• November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).

The temperature on August 8, 1942 was between 12.1 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.