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• Jochem van Loosen, Hoorn, Nederland († 1993)
• Franciscus Wilhelmus Maria (Franske) BEKS, Geldrop (NL/NB) († 1944)
• Bettina von Pfretschner, Wien, Österreich († 1989)
• Hendrik Drijfhout, Niezijl (gem. Westerkwartier) († 2006)
• Adriaan Petrus de Veij, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2021)
• Doodgeboren kind van der Schee, Schiedam († 1944)
• Burton James (Jim) Naberhuis, Denver, Colorado, VS († 2021)
• Gilbert royakkers, Lommel († 1988)
• Franciscus Petrus Henricus de Bie, Esch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Raap, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland

• Adolf Lauret (74), Philippine, Zeeland, Nederland
• ? Huver (0), Terband, 8449, Nederland
• Alberdina Johanna van Amersfoort (20), Arnhem
• Alberdina Johanna VAN AMERSFOORT (20), Arnhem
• Abraham Montezinos (12), Auschwitz, Polen
• Aäron van Praag (5), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Abram van Dam (47), Auschwitz, Krakow, Poland
• Aletta Agatha Schwering (84), 's-Gravenhage
• Albertha Ida Frederika Maas (75), Hengelo
• 144 LL Debidatt Partabi (54), Nickerie, Nickerie, Suriname, South America

• 1940 » Mick Staton, American soldier and politician († 2014)
• 1941 » Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
• 1942 » Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter († 2016)
• 1943 » Alan Rubin, American trumpet player († 2011)
• 1943 » Joselito, Spanish singer and actor
• 1944 » Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
• 1944 » Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician († 2016)
• 1946 » Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager († 2007)
• 1947 » Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1947 » Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician and Prime Minister of Japan

• 1931 » Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
• 1940 » Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
• 1940 » John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
• 1948 » Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
• 1949 » Axel Munthe, Swedish doctor (b. 1857)
• 1958 » Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
• 1963 » John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1963 » Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)

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

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

• 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 10 » Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
• June 14 » World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
• July 22 » The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.
• September 8 » World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
• November 3 » World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.
• December 31 » World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.

The temperature on February 11, 1944 was between 0.5 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.