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• Jaap Heesbeen, Heerhugowaard († 2008)
• Cleveland Buddy Castleberry, Colquitt, Georgia, United States († 2003)
• Dirk (Dick) Wijnhoud († 1982)
• Gerard van Rooij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Midavaine, Middelburg († 1944)
• Maria Beentjes, Heemskerk,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Antonius Theodorus Uijlenbroek, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Els Siebers, Herpen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)
• Antje Laffra, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands († 1989)
• Hanny Johanna Heinrichs, Gangelt, Duitsland († 2009)

• Adrianus Zuiderwijk (26), Weimar-Buchenwald (Duitsland)
• Adriana Zandbergen (79), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Abraham Jonkers (64), Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aaltje Moraal (71), Zaandam Nhl. Nederland
• Midavaine (0), Middelburg
• Adriana Jacoba Maria Marijnissen (39), Tegelen
• Adriana Cornelia Renaud (Renaut) (88), Termunten, Groningen, Nederland
• Meijer (27), O≈õwiƒôcim, Powiat o≈õwiƒôcimski, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Polen
• Agnes Maria Josephina Prince (63), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Vermeeren (77), Breda

• 1942 » Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic
• 1943 » Alan Beith, English academic and politician
• 1943 » Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress († 1971)
• 1943 » John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director
• 1944 » Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author († 1999)
• 1945 » Michael Brandon, American actor and director
• 1945 » Naftali Temu, Kenyan runner († 2003)
• 1945 » Olga Karlatos, Greek actress and Bermudian lawyer
• 1945 » Steve Spurrier, American football player and head coach, 1966 Heisman Trophy winner
• 1945 » Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma

• 1931 » Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)
• 1932 » Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858)
• 1935 » John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)
• 1946 » Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)

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 17 » Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
• 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.
• September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
• October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
• October 21 » World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against the German civilians takes place.
• November 16 » World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.

The temperature on April 20, 1944 was between 5.0 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.