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• Jan Willem van Wijk, Geldrop († 2007)
• Geesje (Ge) van der Weide, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 2000)
• Cees van den Hout, Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1998)
• adrianus heuvel van den, oss († 1988)
• George Thomas MacDonald, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
• Levensloos geboren Voogd, Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1942)
• Carla de Bruin, Leiden († 2016)
• ALBERT BLOM, HOORN († 2015)
• Charles Dewayne Kelderman, Knoxville († 1946)
• Cecilia Alida Cornelia Warmenhoven, Noordwijkerhout († 1944)

• Antoine Mathieu Crouzen (69), Maastricht
• Adriana Anna van Dongen (67), Zevenbergen (N.B.)
• Adriana Anna van Dongen (67), Zevenbergen
• Alida Petronella Kuijken (72), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Osch (57), Goirle,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anneken Alberts Nossent (81), Doldersum
• Hendrik Jan Teunis (59), Amersfoort
• Albertus Johannes Leus (66), Geesteren
• Anna Catharina Becholz (47), Kerkade Overl Akte
• Anne Marius van der Kloet (86), Dordrecht, The Netherlands

• 1939 » Jean-Pierre Wallez, French violinist and conductor
• 1939 » Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager
• 1941 » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1942 » Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright († 1988)
• 1943 » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1944 » Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel († 2012)
• 1944 » Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
• 1944 » Frank McRae, American football player and actor
• 1945 » Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
• 1945 » Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host

• 1930 » Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (b. 1863)
• 1936 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)
• 1939 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
• 1947 » William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
• 1954 » Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Wilhelmus
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 26 » World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
• January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
• February 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
• July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
• October 26 » World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.
• December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

The temperature on March 18, 1942 was between 7.5 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.