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• James Cottle, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma († 2007)
• Jantje (Jannie) Grevink, Almelo († 2011)
• Gayline Belle Worley († 1942)
• Hillebrand Tettes Wiersma, Loënga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1986)
• Earl James Deselle, Louisiana († 1982)
• Gerrits, Wehl († 2002)
• John Henry Dornbush, Paterson (Passaic, New Jersey, USA) († 2015)
• Ad Dietvorst, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2021)
• Arie van Eijk, Schiedam († 1976)
• Hendrik Willem Temmink, Neede († 2007)

• Alijda Bulten (70), Doetinchem
• Alexander Frederik baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken (29), A./b. H.m. Kruiser de Ruyter,,,in de Javazee
• Anna Wilhelmina Hendrika Loos (90), Haarlem
• Antonius Josephus Wiggenraad (47), Den Haag
• Aaltje Barendrecht (87), Oud Beijerland
• Abraham Querido (20), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Alidor Hector SUPPLY (29), Lichtervelde
• Albertus Ronteltap (45), Makassar (Indonesië)
• Albertus Ronteltap (45), Mario Tjamba Indonesië (Zuid-Celebes)
• Klaas Bos (45), Leusden

• 1940 » Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1940 » Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer († 2012)
• 1940 » Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1942 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1969)
• 1942 » Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
• 1943 » Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter († 1998)
• 1943 » Donnie Iris, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 » Hans Dijkstal, Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2010)
• 1944 » Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author († 2014)
• 1944 » Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer

• 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
• 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
• 1966 » Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)

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.
• January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
• February 14 » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
• September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
• September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
• November 22 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
• December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.

The temperature on February 28, 1942 was between -8.7 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.