About the day » Tuesday September 5, 1944Calender converter

• Franciscus Peter Maria Bekkers, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1945)
• Christina Katrina Geertruida Kunst, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1999)
• Adrianus Gerardus WALEVELD († 1998)
• Benjamin Antonius Henricus Cornelius Johannes Maria Hultermans, Tilburg († 2007)
• Gerry Keeris, Eersel († 2013)
• Ferdinand Franciscus Sijmons, Amsterdam († 1946)
• Hendrik Vroman, Borgerhout († 1953)
• Christina Katrina Geertruida(Ineke) Kunst, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1999)
• Didier Leenen, Lommersweiler, België († 2006)
• Christian Hinrich van de Werf, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2017)

• André Bauwens (32), Hannêche (Burdinne), Liège, Wallonie
• Aart Jacobus Aartsen (70), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anthonie Adrianus Viola (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Fieten (27), Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Kievit (0), Deil West Betuwe (GL)
• Abraham Luteijn (58), Vught
• Alice Dyson (68), Orange, Orange, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Petronella Maria Ekstijn (82), Grave, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
• Anthonie Adrianus Viola (75), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Christina Hakkert (67), Den Haag

• 1942 » Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer († 1995)
• 1942 » Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 » Dulce Saguisag, Filipino social worker and politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development († 2007)
• 1944 » Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright († 1996)
• 1944 » Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1945 » Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 » Eva Bergman, Swedish director and screenwriter
• 1946 » Dean Ford, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marmalade) († 2018)
• 1946 » Dennis Dugan, American actor and director
• 1946 » Kyongae Chang, South Korean astrophysicist and academic

• 1932 » Francisco Acebal, Spanish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1932 » Paul Bern, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1934 » Sidney Myer, Russian-Australian businessman, founded Myer Stores (b. 1878)
• 1936 » Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic (b. 1859)
• 1942 » François de Labouchère, French soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1877)
• 1948 » Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (b. 1881)
• 1953 » Richard Walther Darré, Argentinian-German agronomist and politician (b. 1895)
• 1954 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1860)
• 1955 » Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (b. 1911)

• 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 25 » The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
• June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
• June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
• July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
• August 23 » World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allies.
• December 31 » World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front begins.

The temperature on September 5, 1944 was between 12.3 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.