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• Dirk Anne DE PORTO, De Polder Eierland (Texel) Noord-Holland Netherlands († 1942)
• Johanna Gerda de Jong, Meteren (NL) († 2021)
• Dirk Anne de Porto, de polder Eierland (Texel) († 1942)
• Cornelis Maria Johannes Jacobus Franck, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
• Erna Meta van Dantzich, Groningen († 1943)
• Aeneas Mackay, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 2019)
• Alie Docter, Nunspeet († 2009)
• Hilda Juliënne Jozeliva Mariën, Berlaar (BE) († 1943)
• Abraham Meinema, De Lier († 2008)
• Hendrik WOLLESWINKEL, Wormerveer († 2023)

• Anthonius Johannes Graman (38), Soest
• Anna Hamburg (31), Auschwitz-Birkenau, Polen-Doodsoorzaak: vermoord
• Antonius Wilhelmus Johannes Hooglugt (73), Olst, Nederland
• Aartje Zadelaar (83), Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alfred Barber (0)
• Arie Westmaas (88), Alphen aan den Rijn
• Arie Mondt (78), Voorburg,Gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg,South Holland,Netherlands
• Anton Voorhoeve (75), Heerde
• antje kramer (71), alkmaar
• Arnoldus Stephanus Johannes Burgers (47), Batavia-Antjol

• 1941 » John Stanley Marshall, English drummer
• 1941 » Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
• 1941 » Paul Plishka, American opera singer
• 1941 » Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach
• 1942 » Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
• 1942 » Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist († 1995)
• 1942 » Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic
• 1943 » Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
• 1943 » Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician († 2015)
• 1943 » Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand

• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)
• 1959 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
• 1965 » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
• 1971 » Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)

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 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
• April 17 » French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
• May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
• June 21 » World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.
• November 26 » Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
• December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

The temperature on August 28, 1942 was between 17.5 °C and 28.5 °C and averaged 22.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.