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• Hannelore ANNEVELDT, Doetinchem († 1946)
• Hendrika Cornelia Maria Staffhorst, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2008)
• Arnold Stuivenberg, Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Nederland († 2006)
• Gilbert Leo Zoellner († 2018)
• Christina Mechelina van Alphen, Eindhoven († 1943)
• Henderica Anna Cornelia Witte, de hoeve 'Groenendaal' in De Westen (Texel) († 2005)
• Catharina Elisabeth Maria de Beurs, Amsterdam
• Maria Christine Peltzer, Vaals,, Limburg, Nederland († 2016)
• Linda May Spencer, Runnells, Polk County, Iowa († 2020)
• Diena van Run, Vught († 1993)

• Anne Marie comtesse de Brouchoven de Bergeyck (33), à Beveren-Waas
• Aafke de Vries (87), Nijkerk
• Albertus Ebbing (80), Bergh, Gelderland, Nederland
• Abraham Nicolaas Wasserman (76), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Visser (67), Amsterdam, NH, Nederland
• Charles J. Wadsworth (42)
• Aartje Schraven (71), 's Gravenhage
• Anna Catherina Schulte (63), Onstwedde
• Anna Maria Josephine Ghislaine Louise Philippa Antoinette Victoria van Brouchoven de Bergeyck de Namur d'Elzée (33), Beveren, Antwerpen
• Brocaar (79), Utrecht, Nederland

• 1940 » Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer († 2017)
• 1940 » Louise Sorel, American actress
• 1940 » Mukhu Aliyev, Russian philologist and politician, 2nd President of Dagestan
• 1941 » Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington, English diplomat
• 1941 » Ray Culp, American baseball player
• 1942 » Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player († 2012)
• 1943 » Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic († 1998)
• 1944 » Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress († 2003)
• 1944 » Martin Wharton, English bishop
• 1944 » Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic

• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)

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 11 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
• April 8 » World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
• May 8 » World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
• 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.
• October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
• November 12 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.

The temperature on August 6, 1942 was between 9.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.