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• Lambertus Leonardus Rondaij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Ad Brabers, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2008)
• Elizabeth Antonia te Riele, Voorst, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland († 2018)
• Martinus Johannes (Tim Maarten) Baltus, Akersloot († 2011)
• Anna Jantine Veenstra († 1987)
• Eddy Gijsel, Sluiskil, Zeeland, Nederland († 1970)
• Thérèse de Jonghe d'Ardoye († 1992)
• Victor Dubois, Leuven, 3000 België († 2019)
• Florent Ruyloft, Velm, België († 2018)
• Eddie Gijsel, Sluiskil,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1970)

• Antonius Aloijsius Johannes Sikkenga (6), Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Wilhelmus Maria in 't Ven (8), Gilze en Rijen
• Antonius van der Mast (77), Zundert
• Aafke Baukes Booi (67)
• Adrianus Lambertus van der Pluijm (45), Breda
• Aaltje Flier (60), Doornspijk, Gld. Nederland
• Antonius Aloijsius Johannes Sikkenga (6), Gilze en Rijen
• Antonius Wilhelmus van Engelen (57), Vlijmen
• Adriana Maria Brouwers (42), Gilze en Rijen
• Aaltje Flier (60), Doornspijk, Nederland

• 1942 » Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager († 2016)
• 1942 » Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
• 1943 » Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach († 2001)
• 1943 » Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
• 1943 » Pierre Villepreux, French rugby player and coach
• 1943 » Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1944 » Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
• 1945 » Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
• 1945 » Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1946 » Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec

• 1932 » Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
• 1935 » Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
• 1937 » Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1943 » Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
• 1945 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919)
• 1948 » Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (b. 1871)
• 1957 » Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)

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 5 » The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic.
• June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
• July 21 » World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
• August 1 » World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
• September 4 » World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
• November 18 » The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.

The temperature on July 5, 1944 was between 12.0 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.