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• Evert Eijlander († 1945)
• Barbara Jean Parent, Bakersfield, Kern, California, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Irene Lentz († 2010)
• Jeanette Emilie Hulscher († 1993)
• Adriuanus Theodorus van Dongen, Rotterdam († 1945)
• Hendrikje Wolff, Heerde, Nederland († 1961)
• Adrianus H M Verdonk, Tilburg († 1945)
• Frans Willem Arnoldus, Oost-en West-Souburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1945)
• Johanna Elisabeth van Gentevoord, Den Haag († 2021)
• Hendrik van de Vuurst, Bunschoten († 1997)

• Adrianus (Arie) Koops (22), Sindelfingen/ L√ºbeck, Stadtkreis L√ºbeck, Duitsland
• Anna Maria van Mierlo (50), Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Frans' Franssens (49), Doezum
• adrianus VERHORST (43), rotterdam
• Johanna Boer (19), Hoogeveen
• Aaltje Frans FRANSSENS (49), Doezum, Groningen, Nederland
• Johanna Otten (67), Heemse
• Alida Adriana Norenburg (86), Leiden
• Adriana Van Bergeijk (84), Brandwijk, Molenwaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert John Fassold (57)

• 1941 » Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1941 » Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1942 » Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
• 1942 » Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
• 1943 » Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands († 2016)
• 1944 » John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1945 » Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author († 1991)
• 1946 » David Graham, Australian golfer
• 1947 » Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator († 1995)
• 1948 » Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer

• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)

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. Gerardus
14. John
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 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
• January 12 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
• February 8 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
• February 23 » World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
• April 26 » World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
• May 11 » World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USSBunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes.

The temperature on May 23, 1945 was between 6.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.