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• (Stillborn) Bredewoud (Bredewout,Bredewold,Bredewolt), Zwolle, Nederland († 1942)
• Jannetje Kamphorst, Ermelo, Nederland († 1942)
• Bertha Petronella Adriana Josepha de Wette, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barteld Johan Gort, Utrecht, Utrecht,Netherlands († 1999)
• Liliane Bertha Edmonde Motmans, Sint-Truiden, België († 2018)
• Marinus Wilhelmus Maria van KAMPEN Azn († 1953)
• Beitske Postma, Kornhorn, Gem. Grootegast († 2003)
• John Laurens Gerardus Blansjaar, Leiden († 1990)
• Anna Maria Peters, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1942)
• Annie Vlekken, Sint-Truiden, België († 2023)

• Alida van KLAVEREN (57), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Gertrudis Omloo (63), Susteren
• Adrianus van der Cammen (73), Veghel, NL
• Anna Gertrudis Omloo (63), Susteren, Limburg, Nederland
• Timmer (0), Zoelen
• Antonius Cornelis Wibier (22), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• Constant Auguste Joeseph van Sasse van IJsselt (80), Utrecht
• Christina johanna van den Berg (53), Rotterdam
• Anthony van den Hoek (84), Sint Maartensdijk
• Adrianus Alsemgeest (82), Schiedam

• 1940 » Giampiero Moretti, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the Momo company († 2012)
• 1940 » Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer and journalist († 2015)
• 1940 » Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager
• 1941 » Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner
• 1941 » Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager
• 1943 » Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings († 2015)
• 1943 » Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
• 1943 » Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer († 2018)
• 1944 » Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist
• 1944 » John Cameron, English composer and conductor

• 1929 » Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)
• 1930 » Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)
• 1931 » Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
• 1933 » Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900; executed)
• 1940 » Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)
• 1945 » Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)
• 1946 » Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
• 1947 » Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)

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 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
• February 18 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore.
• April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
• May 3 » World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
• September 12 » World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Japanese troops.
• September 15 » World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USSWasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.

The temperature on March 20, 1942 was between 0.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.