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October 15, 1944
Born on Monday October 16, 1944
- Jos Sweep († 2013)
- Jhonny Heymans, Sint-Amands (B), België († 2007)
- Marijke Josina van der Weij, Amsterdam († 1947)
- Johannes Marinus Hellegering, Veenendaal († 2022)
- Elisabeth Maria Hesp, Utrecht († 1993)
- Co Crombeen, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Jocis Jr. [Ks], Mississippi op († 1994)
- Gary W. BORTH († 1994)
- Carole Hocking, ,Australia († 2011)
- Jacob van Ast, Dirksland († 1995)
Died on Monday October 16, 1944
- Anthonius Dons (43), Woensdrecht
- Abel Drok (72), Wildervank
- Alfons Jozef Isabella Hendrickx (15), Stabroek, Antwerpen, Belgiâ´
- Arthur Domien Taeymans (68), HULST (NL)
- Alphonse Cappelle (68), Verneuil-sur-Avre-Fr
- Anna Alida Catharina Vis (16), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius DONS (43), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Paulona Aitton (79), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
- Aldert Gerrit Broerze (83), Baarn, Nederland
- Auguste Joseph Mottet (68), Los Angeles
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1944 at Delpher
Born on October 16
- 1941 » Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, English computer programmer and politician
- 1941 » Tim McCarver, American baseball player, sportscaster, and singer
- 1943 » Fred Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1944 » Kaizer Motaung, South African footballer and manager
- 1945 » Paul Monette, American author and poet († 1995)
- 1945 » Roger Hawkins, American session drummer
- 1945 » Stefan Buczacki, English horticulturalist, botanist, and television host
- 1946 » Geoff Barnett, English footballer
- 1946 » Suzanne Somers, American actress and producer
- 1947 » Nicholas Day, English actor
Died on October 16
- 1936 » Effie Adelaide Rowlands, British writer (b. 1859)
- 1937 » Jean de Brunhoff, French poet and playwright (b. 1899)
- 1946 » Nuremberg trial executions of the Main Trial:
- 1947 » Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (b. 1868)
- 1951 » Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (b 1895)
- 1956 » Jules Rimet, French businessman (b. 1873)
- 1957 » John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and educator (b. 1887)
- 1958 » Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (b. 1897)
- 1959 » George Marshall, American general and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Defense, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1880)
- 1959 » Minor Hall, American drummer (b. 1897)
Names that were popular for boys in 1944
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Peter
Names that were popular for girls in 1944
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Grietje
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1944
- 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 3 » World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
- April 17 » Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
- May 1 » World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani, Athens in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi.
- June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
- August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
- August 21 » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
Weather October 16, 1944
The temperature on October 16, 1944 was between 8.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.