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• Huibrecht Westerbeke, Westkapelle († 1943)
• Jacoba Neeltje (Coby) Dijkxhoorn, Nootdorp (Pijnacker-Nootdorp), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• John James sr Brown, Nickerie, Suriname († 1944)
• Alida Beatrix Visser, Santpoort-Noord, Nederland († 1992)
• Louise Cristina KOPPIJN, Amsterdam († 1999)
• louis jan joseph peeters, helden
• Alida Beatrix Visser, Santpoort-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
• Marchiena Wiechertje Rademaker, Valthermond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 2016)
• Duane George Rose, Bloomfield, Knox, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• Antonius Hendrikus Harte, Assendelft († 1944)

• abraham BAARS (77), rotterdam
• Abraham Sjoukes (68), Rotterdam
• Aaltje Wubs (90), Mussel (Onstwedde), Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham Coster (49), Midden Europa
• Johannes Zwiggelaar (0), Hoogeveen
• Abraham Aron POLAK (26), Auschwitz
• Aaltje Groothuizen (67), Warmenhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Mozes Barend (51), Seibersdorf, Niederosterreich, Oostenrijk
• Abraham Marcus van Gelder (22), Midden Europa,MID
• Abraham Sjoukes (68)

• 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
• 1944 » Angus King, American politician
• 1944 » Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 » Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter

• 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. 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.
• March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
• June 4 » A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
• September 9 » World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.
• October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
• November 3 » World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
• November 16 » World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.

The temperature on March 31, 1943 was between 8.1 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.