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• Antonius Petrus Maria Oudejans, Wervershoof († 2016)
• Bernardina Maria (Berna) Oudejans († 2020)
• Gerardus (Gerrit) EIJKHOUT, Nijmegen, Nederland († 2006)
• Godelieve Vandevoordt, Mettekoven, België († 2014)
• Ineke Doorlag, Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands († 2008)
• Anthonia Adriana Cornelia van Rijn, Honselersdijk († 1946)
• Hendrikus Gerardus Abbing, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 2009)
• Gerardus Eijkhout, Nijmegen, Nederland († 2006)
• Eunice Bailey († 1993)
• Beatrijs Maria Feitz, Baarn († 1945)

• Albertus Meijer (78), Zwolle
• Albertus van den Berg (6), Gouda
• Adrianus Johannes van de Wetering (51), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Willem Gilbert (67), Semarang (Kamp Bangkong), Java, Nederlands Indië
• Antoinetta Franziska Bodding (69), Deurne
• Akke Take Pendraat (62), Hilversum
• Abraham Born (48), Duitsland
• Andries Carton (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus Claassens (75), Raamsdonk
• Albertus van den Berg (6), Gouda

• 1943 » Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player
• 1943 » Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
• 1943 » Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
• 1944 » Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
• 1944 » Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2017)
• 1944 » Mick Green, English rock & roll guitarist († 2010)
• 1944 » Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman († 2003)
• 1944 » Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter
• 1945 » Oliver, American pop singer († 2000)
• 1946 » Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager († 2014)

• 1939 » Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
• 1943 » Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
• 1944 » Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)
• 1961 » Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Robert
9. Petrus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Wilhelmus
13. John
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Jacob

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Geertruida
14. Irene
15. Mary
16. Helena

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• January 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
• March 19 » World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities, and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed.
• April 15 » Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated.
• May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
• August 15 » Jewel Voice Broadcast by the Emperor Showa following effective surrender of Japan in the World War II, Korea gains Independence from the Empire of Japan.
• August 18 » Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.

The temperature on February 22, 1945 was between 0.5 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.