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• Antonius Blommaert, Hulst, Nederland († 2006)
• Christopher Maurice Phillips, Johannesburg († 1991)
• Cornelis Philippo († 2007)
• Hans du Crocq, Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Gertje van de Berg, Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Catharina Agnes (Toos) van Meggelen, Maassluis († 2020)
• Judy Lynn van Steenis, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa (USA) († 2020)
• Hendrika(Rietje) van der Van Der Kolk, Zwolle († 2014)
• Jantina Bakker, De Wijk,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1942)
• Johannes Bosman, Elburg (Gld Nederland) († 1995)

• "Eugène" Marie Ghislaine de Kerchove d'Exaerde (97), Bruxelles
• Attje Hielkes de Vries (79), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Verburgt (79)
• Jelte Harings Oppenhuis (71), Apeldoorn
• Attje Hielkes de Vries (79), Drachten
• Antonia Johanna Streef (61), Houten
• Benedictus Verdonck (74), Tilleur, 4420, België
• Aart van Boeschoten (88), Hilversum
• Benedictus Scheerlinck (80), Haaltert (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
• arie BERKHOUT (85), rozenburg

• 1939 » Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer
• 1940 » Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer
• 1940 » Mark Bretscher, English biologist and academic
• 1941 » Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter († 1989)
• 1942 » Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan
• 1942 » Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach († 2014)
• 1942 » Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author († 2018)
• 1942 » Yvette Mimieux, American actress
• 1943 » Charles Murray, American political scientist and author
• 1944 » Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author

• 1934 » Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1880)
• 1935 » Rauf Yekta, Turkish musicologist and author (b. 1871)
• 1938 » Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general (b. 1857)
• 1942 » Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
• 1944 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900)
• 1948 » Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (b. 1887)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Wilhelmus
10. Jacobus
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.
• May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
• June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
• June 22 » World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
• July 1 » World War II: First Battle of El Alamein.
• September 21 » The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
• October 3 » A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.

The temperature on January 8, 1942 was between -1.7 °C and 0.2 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.