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• Hendrik Aalt van Huisstede, Weesp († 2011)
• Gertrudis Bernardina Maria van den Bragt, Meerssen († 1996)
• Abraham Matthijs Beekenkamp, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2013)
• Josephine Kidd, Floyd County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1945)
• Hubertus Augustinus Johannes van der Weegen, Oosterhout († 1989)
• Mariette Desnouck, Staden,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1977)
• Jantje (Jannie) Talen, Vriezenveen († 2010)
• Marianne Gijsbertha Verploegh, Maassluis († 2006)
• Gijsbertus Willem Mijs, Alphen aan den Rijn († 2007)
• Johanna Hendrika van der Steege († 1945)

• Anthonetta Berks (49), Terneuzen
• Adriaan Janse (84), Oudenbosch
• Aaltje Adriana van der Vliet (69), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Sophia Vink (70), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Post (39), Heerenveen
• Anthony Campbell Poole (27), Lima, Lima, Peru
• Anna Mechtilde Arping (76)
• Anna Arping (76)
• Aaron Ossendrijver (48), Indische Oceaan
• Adriana Treure (83), Stolwijk

• 1942 » Michael Beloff, English lawyer and academic
• 1942 » Robert Christgau, American journalist and critic
• 1942 » Steve Blass, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1944 » Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, English academic and politician
• 1944 » Kathy Acker, American author and poet († 1997)
• 1944 » Philip Jackson, Scottish sculptor and photographer
• 1944 » Robert Hanssen, American FBI agent and double agent
• 1945 » Bernard Arcand, Canadian anthropologist and author († 2009)
• 1945 » Richard Bausch, American novelist and short story writer
• 1945 » Robert Bausch, American novelist and short story writer

• 1936 » Milton Brown, American singer and bandleader (b. 1903)
• 1936 » Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1879)
• 1938 » George Bryant, American archer (b. 1878)
• 1942 » Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)
• 1943 » Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (b. 1884)
• 1945 » Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (b. 1900)
• 1945 » John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (b. 1849)
• 1947 » Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)

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 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
• July 9 » World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.
• September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
• October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
• October 25 » Second World War: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
• November 10 » The ammunition ship USSMount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.

The temperature on April 18, 1944 was between 2.7 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.