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• Heintje Bronkhorst, Uddel (Apeldoorn) († 1987)
• Antonius Henricus Schrijver († 2005)
• Geert Vos, Kerkbuurt (Steenwijkerwold) († 1998)
• van der Zee, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1943)
• Ida Elisabeth Ma. van der Bijl, Hermalle-ss-Arg († 1944)
• Annick Leeman († 1980)
• André SEGHERS († 1984)
• Hubert Cuyvers, Geel, België († 2018)
• Henk Vehof († 1998)
• Grietje Groeneveld, unbekannt († 1945)

• Andries Martens DIJKSTRA (77), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Adriana Cornelia Veelders (86), Schiedam
• Andries Visser (42), Rotterdam
• Maria Hendriks (61)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmina Wulms (0), Weert
• Antonius van Leeuwesteijn (41), Rotterdam
• "Jan" Johannes Derksen (59), Onbekend
• Arendina Botter (80), Elspeet
• Afrânio Camorim Jacaúna de Otingi de Melo Franco (72), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Aletta Catharina Tijdeman (94), Hilversum

• 1942 » Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast (doubtful)
• 1942 » Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician
• 1942 » Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit
• 1942 » Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian pilot and cosmonaut († 2005)
• 1943 » Don Novello, American comedian, screenwriter and producer
• 1943 » Tony Knowles, American soldier and politician, 7th Governor of Alaska
• 1943 » Vladimir Šeks, Croatian lawyer and politician, 16th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
• 1944 » Mati Unt, Estonian author, playwright, and director († 2005)
• 1944 » Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese field marshal and politician, 7th President of Sudan

• 1929 » Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
• 1931 » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
• 1937 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
• 1940 » Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
• 1944 » Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
• 1954 » Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Arie
11. Robert
12. Adrianus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Jacob
15. Gerardus
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Alida

• 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 9.1 million citizens.
• January 11 » Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
• January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
• May 14 » World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHSCentaur off the coast of Queensland.
• May 22 » Joseph Stalin disbands the Comintern.
• July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
• September 6 » Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.

The temperature on January 1, 1943 was between 0.6 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 19.3 mm of rain during 13.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.