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• Elonda Joann de Neui, South Dakota († 1980)
• Eduard Samuel Adriaan van der Flier, Kampen (Overijssel, Nederland)
• Hendrica Agatha Johanna Roerade, Katwijk († 2006)
• Henriette Eugenie van der Palm, Brebes, Pekalongan († 2023)
• Ingrid Nollet, Izegem, West-Vlaanderen (B) († 2023)
• Fedde Jans Gaastra, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1973)
• Donald R. Sides, New Lebanon, Montgomery, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2009)
• Diny Mulderij († 1994)
• Fedde Gaastra, Sneek fr Netherland († 1973)
• Hermanns Bisschop, Emlichheim († 1988)

• Agatha Dirks Bosma (85), Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertus van den Bosch (67), Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annius Duyn (57), Amsterdam
• Annius Duyn (57), Amsterdam
• Alida Schut (69), Delft
• Abraham Muijs (77), Amersfoort
• Bartus Sondorp (84)
• Aart van der Waal (52), Rotterdam
• CAROLUS LUDOVICUS JACOB (74), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Arie Harinck (70), Goes

• 1941 » Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician
• 1941 » William Guest, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2015)
• 1942 » John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar
• 1942 » Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico (2000-2006)
• 1943 » Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician, 36th Mayor of Tallinn
• 1943 » Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer († 2013)
• 1946 » Richard Axel, American neuroscientist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1946 » Ron Silver, American actor, director, and political activist († 2009)
• 1947 » Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
• 1947 » Larry David, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

• 1920 » William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)
• 1926 » Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
• 1929 » Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1894)
• 1932 » Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)
• 1950 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
• 1955 » Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
• 1963 » Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
• 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)

• 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.
• March 5 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
• March 10 » Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
• July 26 » World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
• August 5 » World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
• September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.

The temperature on July 2, 1944 was between 14.4 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.