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• Kent Andrew Smith, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States († 1966)
• Edward Louis Goecke, Brown County, Ohio († 2013)
• Johanna Gesina Manders, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2012)
• Annemie Brohm, Den Bosch († 2021)
• Bernardus Joannes van den Berg, Oegstgeest († 2002)
• Johannes Lambers, Amsterdam († 2006)
• Leni Cornelia Former, Rotterdam († 1944)
• Jan Buursink, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 2010)
• Johannes Bernardus. Wessels, Emmen († 1988)
• Aldert Prins († 2017)

• Adriana van Zonsbeek (86), Culemborg, Gelderland, NL
• Almeda Charlotte Porter (85), Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Hendriks van Dalen (7), Vollenhove
• Adriana Van Gils (18), Dongen * Nl *
• Aleida Johanna de Wals (24), Horné Otrokovce
• Aaltje Marle van (71), Hoogeveen
• Afra Maria Theresia Bosman (14), Grootebroek
• Alphonsus Maria Bisselink (17), Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Beeke (57), Dinteloord
• Abraham Ledeboer (41), Hamburg Neuengamme

• 1943 » Jimmy McRae, Scottish race car driver
• 1943 » Karalyn Patterson, English psychologist and academic
• 1944 » Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company
• 1944 » Coluche, French comedian and actor († 1986)
• 1944 » Dennis Franz, American actor
• 1944 » Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host († 2014)
• 1945 » Don Iverson, American golfer
• 1945 » Elton Dean, English saxophonist and keyboard player († 2006)
• 1945 » Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor († 2015)
• 1945 » Wayne Fontana, English pop-rock singer

• 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)

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.
• June 9 » World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
• August 2 » World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
• August 12 » Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
• September 18 » World War II:Battle of Arracourt begins
• October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
• November 10 » The ammunition ship USSMount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.

The temperature on October 28, 1944 was between 3.6 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.