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• van Haaren, Waalwijk
• Jannie Prins, Brummen († 1970)
• Hein Jan Willem Steunenberg, ........ († 2009)
• Albert Post, Hoorn († 2017)
• Center Carroll Linkes "Carroll", Pulaski County, Kentucky († 1991)
• Jacob Noordam, 's-Gravenzande († 1963)
• Marijcke Huberta Roomer, Soerabaja (Ind) († 2013)
• Jaap Wolbrink († 2018)
• Albertus Martinus Antonius Pennings, Berlicum († 2022)
• Nelly Lamperjee († 2008)

• Anthonius Johannes Cornelis Schraag (68), Schiedam
• Adriana Dirkje Baartman (78), Rotterdam
• Anna Bertha Belinfante (75), Theresienstadt (Terezin), Czech Republic
• Aaltje Jonkman (70), Zwolle
• Arend Poel (1), Zwolle
• Adolphine Reinira Catharina Haver Droeze (55), Den Haag
• Adda Fredrica Fitzsimmons (82), Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan
• * Hendrika Elisabeth Adriana van der Hor (55), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria (Peter Joannes Hubert Smits) Smeets (40), Weert,Pays-Bas
• Anna Maria Blaauw (78), 's-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1942 » Marsha Mason, American actress
• 1943 » Hikaru Saeki, Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• 1943 » Jonathan Lynn, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1943 » Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
• 1943 » Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist († 1986)
• 1944 » Peter Colman, Australian biologist and academic
• 1944 » Tony Orlando, American singer
• 1945 » Bernie Parent, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 » Catherine Spaak, French actress
• 1945 » Doon Arbus, American author and journalist

• 1936 » Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (b. 1899)
• 1941 » Pál Teleki, Hungarian academic and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Conrad Veidt, German actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Carter G. Woodson, American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
• 1951 » Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Miina Sillanpää, Finnish minister and politician (b. 1866)
• 1957 » Ned Sparks, Canadian-American actor (b. 1883)

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.
• January 29 » In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid, during the Second World War.
• February 17 » World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
• June 12 » World War II: Operation Overlord: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.
• 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 » Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks and killing 130 people.
• November 19 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.

The temperature on April 3, 1944 was between 5.1 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.