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• Hermanus G. (Herman) Waasdorp, Leiden († 1956)
• Johannes Lambregts, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Betty Virginia Jarrell († 1975)
• Antonia Wilhelmina Theodora Nijland, Arnhem († 1945)
• Christiaan August Arendse, Weesperkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 2008)
• Fokje Hamstra († 1981)
• Johanna Antonia Francisca Maria Adriaensen, Alphen en Riel († 1948)
• Gerrit Ekkelenkamp, Urk († 2020)
• James Stoeger († 1964)
• Ad van Esch, Goirle († 1986)

• Carolina Maria Musters (75), Bergen op Zoom (Bergen op Zoom) (Noord-Brabant)
• Cornelia Elisabeth Kessels (29), Venlo
• Almira Elston (90), Rush, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
• Alie Cohen (64), Winschoten
• Albert Winter(s) (83), Veenoord (Sleen)
• Cornelis Ay (73), Zaandam
• Adrianus Gardenier (48), Hellevoetsluis
• A.M(Annie) Plegt (12), Tubbergen
• Adriana Klijn (67), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ariën Hamstra (73), Harderwijk

• 1941 » Aleksandr Dulichenko, Russian-Estonian linguist and academic
• 1941 » Bob Wilson, English footballer and sportscaster
• 1941 » Marcel Berlins, French-English lawyer, journalist, and academic
• 1941 » Otis Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1941 » Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1942 » Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian
• 1943 » David Triesman, Baron Triesman, English union leader and politician
• 1943 » Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress
• 1943 » Paul Claes, Belgian poet and translator
• 1944 » Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician († 2015)

• 1919 » Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (b. 1850)
• 1923 » Bonar Law, Canadian-English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (b. 1869)
• 1942 » Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founder of Buckmaster & Moore (b. 1872)
• 1943 » Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American actor and director (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)
• 1963 » U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1908)
• 1965 » Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., American historian and author (b. 1888)
• 1966 » Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (b. 1906)

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.
• February 1 » Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
• March 9 » World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese completed their Dutch East Indies campaign.
• May 10 » World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
• May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
• July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
• October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.

The temperature on October 30, 1942 was between 6.4 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.