About the day » Sunday January 2, 1944Calender converter

• Huibertje Ouwehand, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Kornelis Jan Huiszoon, Westkapelle († 1994)
• Paule Andrée "Mary Poly" Claes, Elsene Brussel 1050 († 2003)
• Clasina Cornelia Bogers († 2007)
• Petrus Antonius Joseph Hubertus Jacobs, Maastricht († 1944)
• Everdina Scholten, Arnhem († 2001)
• His Stolte, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1980)
• Paule Andrée Mary Poly Claes, Elsene († 2003)
• Arie Duijndam, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Elisabeth Jacoba (Elly) Beekman, Zwolle

• Antje van Belkum (57), Rijswijk, Nederland
• Arie de Ruiter (77), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Antje Toekstra (70), Wetering (Steenwijkerwold)
• Antonia Konkelaar (47), Zwolle
• Adrianus Augustinus Verhoeven (72), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie De KONING (78), Ridderkerk
• Anna Maria VERHELST (54)
• Antje Jurriens Toekstra (70), Wetering, Steenwijkerwold
• Albert Menco Nieuwenhuis (66), Den Haag, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Kooij (66), Enschede

• 1940 » Jim Bakker, American televangelist
• 1942 » Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1942 » Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
• 1943 » Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer († 2004)
• 1944 » Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1944 » Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
• 1944 » Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor
• 1947 » Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1947 » David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
• 1947 » Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author

• 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Robert
9. Petrus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
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.
• August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
• August 21 » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
• October 26 » World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
• November 19 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
• November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
• December 15 » World War II: a single-engine UC-64A Norseman aeroplane carrying United States Army Air Forces Major Glenn Miller is lost in a flight over the English Channel.

The temperature on January 2, 1944 was between 7.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.