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• Etje Berendina de Boer, Enkhuizen
• Arend Jan Stoeten († 1944)
• Catharina Maria Hendrika Kuipers, Almelo († 2018)
• Christianus Joseph (Chris) Ruiters († 1966)
• Jan Heemskerk, Rijnsburg († 1945)
• Eelke Albertina Catharina Meijlink († 2002)
• Maria Louise van Veen, Amsterdam († 2013)
• Gerrit Jan KARSSENBERG, Ede († 2005)
• Johannes Gerardus Jozef Leijtens, Drunen (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1944)
• Johanna Elisabeth Wieland, Amsterdam

• Aaltje Brakenhoff (68), Alkmaar
• Alida de Boer (85), Steenwijk
• Adriana Christina Hofman (88), Sliedrecht
• Anna Cornelia Pel (65), Alkmaar
• Adrianus Hubertus Christiaan van der Meer (1), Vleuten
• Alice Elizabeth May Francis (30), Norton, KS
• Albert jacobus Gruijs (29), Zaandam
• Aafje Oepts (65), Amsterdam
• Anna Cornelia Pel (65), Alkmaar
• Adrianus van Zanten (87), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1942 » Richard Myers, American general
• 1943 » Gil Amelio, American businessman
• 1943 » José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1943 » Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist
• 1944 » Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• 1944 » John Breaux, American lawyer and politician
• 1944 » Mike d'Abo, English singer
• 1944 » Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1945 » Dirk Benedict, American actor and director
• 1946 » Gerry Boulet, Canadian singer-songwriter († 1990)

• 1920 » John H. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician (b. 1842)
• 1922 » Pichichi, Spanish footballer (b. 1892)
• 1932 » Frank Teschemacher, American Jazz musician (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian author and poet (b. 1871)
• 1938 » Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1942 » George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1952 » Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1903)

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.
• April 16 » World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
• June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
• July 6 » Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
• August 2 » World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
• August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
• August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.

The temperature on March 1, 1944 was between -4.0 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.