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• Jan Geomini († 1999)
• Franciscus Hubertus Schaefer, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 1944)
• "Henriette" Françoise Marie Antoinette d'Anthenaise († 2020)
• Janet Elaine Fosse, Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa († 2003)
• Elizabeth Geertruida Idema, Oude Niedorp, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Jette Opdam
• Hagenaars, Halsteren
• "Angela" Elisabeth Ernestine Hermine Gera Renate von Morgen, Berlin († 2019)
• Hemmie van Brummelen, Nijmegen († 2004)
• Arendina Hillegonda (Dien) Peeters, amsterdam, Nederland († 2012)

• Geert Veen (63), Havelte
• Antonetta KONINGS (61), Zundert, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
• Aafje Kalf (59), Oostzaan, Oostzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonetta Anna Konings (61), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agina Dijk (47), Winschoten
• Alphonsius Carolus Hintjens (85), Oostende
• Andries Maurits de Wit (76), Utrecht
• Alfred DEMEYERE (48), Lille (FRA)
• Bernardus (85), Enschede
• Geert Van der Sleen (90), Emmen

• 1939 » Denise Alexander, American actress
• 1940 » Barbara Boxer, American journalist and politician
• 1940 » Dennis Coffey, American guitarist
• 1942 » Diane Wolkstein, American author and radio host († 2013)
• 1942 » Jonathan Fenby, English journalist and businessman
• 1942 » Roy Fredericks, Guyanese-American cricketer and politician († 2000)
• 1943 » Doug Frost, Australian swim coach
• 1945 » Chris Dreja, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1945 » Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
• 1945 » Vince Martell, American singer and guitarist

• 1931 » Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1840)
• 1939 » Bob Marshall, American author and activist (b. 1901)
• 1940 » Muhittin Akyüz, Turkish general and diplomat (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Munir Ertegun, Turkish diplomat (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Jerome Kern, American composer (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Minister (b. 1878)
• 1950 » Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1866)
• 1961 » Behiç Erkin, Turkish colonel and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1876)
• 1962 » Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)

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. Anna
4. Cornelia
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.
• March 20 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
• May 8 » World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
• June 21 » World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.
• August 8 » Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
• August 27 » First day of the Sarny Massacre.
• September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.

The temperature on November 11, 1942 was between 2.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.