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• Johanna Maria Cornelia Pijs, Eersel († 1942)
• van den Brink, Veenendaal († 1942)
• Francisca Lucia Cornelia Pijs, Eersel († 1942)
• Henriette Judith Izaak SCHOLTEN, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Henderika Frederika Geertje Pathuis, Groningen († 1998)
• Antonius Hendrikus Ariëns, Woezik († 1959)
• Gerrit Timmer, Hierden († 1980)
• Albert Matthijs Velkers, Gesloot, Friesland, Nederland († 1986)
• Christinus Kaptein, Heinenoord († 1942)
• Bruce Wayne Piper († 2002)

• Alida Reuter (93), Amsterdam
• Antonie Cornel (78), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje van Wijk (67), Emmen
• van Buuren (0), Sint Michielsgestel
• Adolf Samulon (59), Warschau Ghetto
• Antonie Cornel (78), Naaldwijk, Zuid Holland
• Adriana Maria Hendrikx (63), Tilburg
• Alexander Schuijer (45), Seibersdorf, Germany
• Adriana Ponse (85), Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
• Ardina Hendriks (75), Ewijk

• 1940 » Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician
• 1940 » Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director († 2013)
• 1941 » Faith Leech, Australian swimmer († 2013)
• 1941 » Franco Bonvicini, Italian author and illustrator († 1995)
• 1942 » Hugh McCracken, American guitarist and producer († 2013)
• 1942 » Michael Savage, far-right American radio host and author
• 1942 » Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
• 1943 » Christopher Walken, American actor
• 1943 » Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer
• 1943 » Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter

• 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
• 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
• 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
• 1939 » Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
• 1944 » Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884)
• 1945 » Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1950 » Robert Natus, Estonian architect (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1877)
• 1956 » Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)

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 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.
• June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
• 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.
• August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
• August 19 » World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.

The temperature on March 31, 1942 was between 0.7 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.