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• Gerritje Gerrits († 2012)
• Peters, Oss († 2006)
• Albertus Cornelis van der Kwaak († 2015)
• Betsie RENSEN († 1995)
• Johannes Adrianus van Dijk, Oudewater († 1944)
• Beerend Aaldert Kwant, Geldrop († 1968)
• Eric de Bas, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Gijsbertha Fokeltje Boerstra, Amsterdam († 2002)
• Valkhof, Rotterdam († 1944)
• Andrea van der Pluijm, Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1997)

• Aaltje Wassink (56), Doetinchem, Nederland
• Valkhof (0), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Baremans (75), Prinsenbeek
• Adrianus Boere (67), Oudewater
• Adriana Rovers (71), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catharina Smits (58), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adam Hauf (58), Bandoeng Indonesië
• Antje van der Ploeg (53), Pingjum/Wonseradeel
• van Os (0), Overstraat 8, Amerongen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriana Verkuijl (57), Rotterdam

• 1943 » Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1943 » Burt Rutan, American engineer and pilot
• 1943 » Chantal Mouffe, Belgian theorist and author
• 1943 » Newt Gingrich, American historian and politician, 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1944 » Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 » Randy Johnson, American football player († 2009)
• 1945 » Art Bell, American broadcaster and author († 2018)
• 1945 » Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist and sportscaster
• 1945 » Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London
• 1945 » Tommy Franks, American general

• 1936 » Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1939 » Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1939 » Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (b. 1908)
• 1940 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
• 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
• 1954 » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
• 1956 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)

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 4 » World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
• June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
• 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.
• August 7 » IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
• August 9 » The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
• August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.

The temperature on June 17, 1944 was between 9.7 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.