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• Leon Parren, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 2020)
• Hendricus Hamers, Munstergeleen, Sittard-Geleen († 1959)
• Baby Boy MASSUNG, McKeesport, Pennsylvania († 1942)
• Karel Jozef Dupont († 2010)
• Jacqueline June van Vuren, Stanislaus, California, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Hendricus, Maria Temme, Amsterdam,Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Nederland
• Maria Helena Sijbom, Erica († 2017)
• Hendrina Theodora Wilhelmina de VLIEGER, Melick, 2936, Limburg, Nederland († 1997)
• Adrianus Stoop, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1959)
• Aagje Sophia Juliana Griffioen, Abcoude († 1943)

• Kistemaker, Abbekerk
• Adrianus Kroon (37), Maarssen (UTR) The Netherlands
• Albert E. Finch (64), Earlton, New York
• Alva Ritenour (46), Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
• Aaltje Veneberg (76), Ommen
• Anna Gardina Bletgen (68), Deventer
• Antonio Augusto Nunes de Aguiar (83), Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde
• Aart Plomp (68), Amersfoort
• Alida Groeneveld (90)
• Alphonse Holtappels (84), Lanaken

• 1939 » Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer († 2014)
• 1940 » Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
• 1941 » Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
• 1942 » Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1942 » Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
• 1943 » John Burgess, Australian radio and television host
• 1943 » Sandra Haynie, American golfer
• 1943 » Tom Jaine, English author
• 1944 » Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1944 » Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist and songwriter

• 1926 » Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and coach (b. 1853)
• 1928 » Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (b. 1873)
• 1929 » Harry Frazee, American director, producer, and agent (b. 1881)
• 1931 » Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sharif and Emir of Mecca, King of the Hejaz (b. 1853/54)
• 1933 » Ahmet Haşim, Turkish poet and author (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (b. 1900)
• 1941 » Wilhelm II, German Emperor (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Reinhard Heydrich, German SS officer and politician (b. 1904)
• 1951 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (b. 1881)

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. 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.
• January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
• February 22 » World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
• September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
• September 21 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
• September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
• December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

The temperature on June 4, 1942 was between 12.0 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.